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The authors would like to be grateful to faculties from Universidad Nacional del Altiplano, Puno, with the authorities and personnel of the health facilities in Puno who provided support to perform the study in Puno. We acknowledge Dr. Wenceslao Medina, Vice President of Research of the Universidad Nacional del Altiplano, for sharing the database with Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. We also acknowledge to mothers of the study in Puno for their cooperation during the work of field.
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The present study was funded by the Vice-Rectorate of Research of the Universidad Nacional del Altiplano, Puno, Peru. The source did not participate in the database preparation or the manuscript.
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M.C.H., V.P., and G.F.G. conceived the article; M.C.H. performed the blood analysis; G.F.G. and V.P. drafted the manuscript; and M.C.H., V.P., and G.F.G. critically reviewed and contributed to the final version.
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Choque-Quispe, B., Paz, V. & Gonzales, G.F. Proportion of anemia attributable to iron deficiency in high-altitude infant populations. Ann Hematol 98, 2601–2603 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-019-03823-7
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