Iron status and dietary iron intake of 6-24-month-old children in Adelaide

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 250-253

  Oti Boateng, P ^a,c   Seshadri, R ^a   Petrick, S ^b   Gibson, R A ^a   Simmer, K ^a  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b Child and Adol and Fam Hlth Serv   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Iron deficiency; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BREAST FEEDING; CAUCASIAN; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON INTAKE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0031864041     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.1998.00205.x     Document Type: Article

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