Diagnosis and management of iron deficiency anaemia: Pasricha, Flecknoe-Brown, Allen, Gibson, McMahon, Olynyk, Roger, Savoia, Tampi, Thomson, Wood and Robinson

The diagnosis and management of iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) remains a challenge. It is an important public health problem in Australia, with the World Health Organization (WHO) estimating that 8% of preschool children, 12% of pregnant women and 15% of non-pregnant women of reproductive age in Australia have anaemia, with IDA a major cause.