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. 2023 Jun 27;329(24):2191-2193.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.8020.

Prevalence of Iron Deficiency and Iron-Deficiency Anemia in US Females Aged 12-21 Years, 2003-2020

Angela C Weyand  1 , Alexander Chaitoff  2 , Gary L Freed  3 , Michelle Sholzberg  4 , Sung Won Choi  1 , Patrick T McGann  5
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Prevalence of Iron Deficiency and Iron-Deficiency Anemia in US Females Aged 12-21 Years, 2003-2020

Angela C Weyand et al. JAMA. .
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Plain language summary

This study examines prevalence of iron deficiency among females aged 12 to 21 years to inform future screening strategies for iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Weyand reported receiving personal fees from Sanofi, Genzyme, Takeda, and Genentech for serving on advisory boards and consulting; receiving personal fees from Spark Therapeutics and Bayer for serving on advisory boards; receiving personal fees from Novo Nordisk for consulting; and receiving grant funding paid to her institution from Pfizer, Sanofi, Novo Nordisk, and Takeda. Dr Sholzberg reported receiving grants from Pfizer paid to her institution and receiving personal fees from Pfizer for speaking engagements. No other disclosures were reported.

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