Prevention of anaemia in inner city toddlers by an iron supplemented cows' milk formula

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 9-16

  Daly, A ^a   MacDonald, A ^a   Aukett, A ^a   Williams, J ^a   Wolf, A ^a   Davidson, J ^a   Booth, I W ^b  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Follow on formula; Iron deficiency anaemia; Pasteurised cows' milk; Reference nutrient intake

Indexed keywords

FOOD ADDITIVE; IRON;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL FEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0029974184     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.75.1.9     Document Type: Article

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