Resumen

BOCCIO, José et al. Causas y consecuencias de la deficiencia de hierro sobre la salud humana. ALAN [online]. 2004, vol.54, n.2, pp.165-173. ISSN 0004-0622.

Anaemia and nutritional iron deficiency significantly affect the world population. In this article we discus the main causes and consequences that this nutritional deficiency produces on human heath.

Palabras clave : Iron; anaemia; iron deficiency; causes; consequences.