Background: The accurate estimation of iron deficiency is important in planning and implementing interventions. Ferritin is recommended as the primary

Anemia remains a widespread public health problem. Although iron deficiency is considered the leading cause of anemia globally, the cause of anemia v

The determination of iron status is challenging when concomitant infection and inflammation are present because of confounding effects of the acute-p

Background: The Biomarkers Reflecting Inflammation and Nutritional Determinants of Anemia (BRINDA) project is a multiagency and multicountry collabora

Background: A lack of information on the etiology of anemia has hampered the design and monitoring of anemia-control efforts.Objective: We aimed to ev