Anemia in the pediatric patient

• Published in: Blood Vol. 140; no. 6; pp. 571 - 593
• Main Author: Gallagher, Patrick G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 11.08.2022; American Society of Hematology
• Subjects: Anemia - diagnosis; Anemia - etiology; Anemia - therapy; Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - drug therapy; Child; Child, Preschool; Genetic Testing; Humans; Nervous System Diseases; Pediatric Hematology

The World Health Organization estimates that approximately a quarter of the world's population suffers from anemia, including almost half of preschool-age children. Globally, iron deficiency anemia is the most common cause of anemia. Other important causes of anemia in children are hemoglobinop...