Iron status in the first year of life

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1988, Pages 707-712

  Morton, R E ^a   Nysenbaum, A ^a   Price, K ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ferritin; Haemoglobin; Infants; Iron status

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON;

AGE; ANEMIA; DIET; FEEDING; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMAL; ASIA; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERRITIN; FETAL BLOOD; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INFANT NUTRITION; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRON; LONDON; MILK; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0023696081     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-198809000-00015     Document Type: Article

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