The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention does not recommend race-adjusted thresholds to define anemia
Am J Clin Nutr
.
2024 Jan;119(1):232-233.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.08.028.
Epub 2023 Nov 27.
Authors
Maria Elena D Jefferds
1
,
O Yaw Addo
2
,
Kelley S Scanlon
3
,
Mary E Cogswell
4
,
Gary M Brittenham
5
,
Zuguo Mei
2
Affiliations
1
Nutrition Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States. Electronic address: mnj5@cdc.gov.
2
Nutrition Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States.
3
Food and Nutrition Service, US Department of Agriculture, Alexandria, VA, United States.
4
Retired, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States.
5
Department of Pediatrics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States.
PMID:
38176777
PMCID:
PMC10880865
DOI:
10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.08.028
No abstract available
Publication types
Letter
Comment
MeSH terms
Anemia* / prevention & control
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.
Hemoglobins / analysis
Humans
United States / epidemiology
Substances
Hemoglobins
Grants and funding
CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHS/United States