Iron deficiency and cognitive function

Annual Review of Nutrition

Volumn 13, Issue , 1993, Pages 521-537

  Pollitt, Ernesto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

anemia; behavior; cognition; iron deficiency; malnutrition

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; COGNITION; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0027218690     PISSN: 01999885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.nu.13.070193.002513     Document Type: Review

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