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High prevalence of iron deficiency and socioeconomic disparities in laboratory screening of non‐pregnant females of reproductive age: A retrospective cohort study
2 May 2024
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Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and non-anemic iron deficiency (NAID) are highly prevalent among non-pregnant females of reproductive age. Canada has no national screening guidelines for this population. Screening, when performed, is often with a complete blood count alone without ferritin or iron indices. The primary objective was to determine the prevalence of screening for NAID and IDA over a 3-year period in...
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