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Iron Deficiency Anaemia in Children

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Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is the commonest nutritional deficiency and the single most frequent cause of anaemia in children worldwide, with the highest prevalence between 6 months and 2 years. It is a microcytic, hypochromic anaemia caused by depletion of body iron stores, and it remains a perennial NEET PG favourite because of its crisp cut-offs, smear morphology, and the National Iron Plus Initiative (NIPI).

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