LABORATORY FINDINGS IN IRANIAN VILLAGE AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES 1964

A combined health survey of 3 village com-munities and 1 tribal group were performed in the vicinity of Shiraz in Iran. Hemoglobin and protein values in these groups were lower than in comparative student and city groups in Iran. Tribal groups had higher protein levels than villagers, due to a different diet con-sisting mostly of milk products. Parasitic infestation was roughly equal in all groups examined.