Iron deficiency anemia recommended guidelines for the prevention detection and management among us children and women of childbearing age institute of medicine us committee on the prevention detection and management of iron deficiency anemia among us children and women of childbearing age earl r woteki ce editors washington dc national academies press us 1993. Iron deficiency anemia recommended guidelines for the prevention detection and management among us children and women of childbearing age washington dc the national academies press doi 1017226 2251 x. The sections below present the committees guidelines for screening and treating iron deficiency anemia among infants children and nonpregnant and pregnant women of childbearing age for all populations the committee prefers and recommends dietary sources of iron over supplemental sources when possible because food has physiological factors that improve iron absorption and other factors beneficial to overall health nrc 1989 in this report dietary sources of iron include meat iron . This book summarizes information related to public health measures on the prevention detection and management of iron deficiency anemia it presents draft guidelines and recommendations related to this area as applicable in primary health care and public health clinic settings and it formulates recommendations for research. Iron deficiency anemia recommended guidelines for the prevention detection and management among us children and women of childbearing age washington dc the national academies press doi 1017226 2251