Behavior of Infants with Iron-Deficiency Anemia

Child Development

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 24-36

  Lozoff, Betsy ^a   Klein, Nancy K ^b   Nelson, Edward C ^f   McClish, Donna K ^c   Manuel, Martin ^d   Chacon, Maria Elena ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Cleveland State University   (Costa Rica)

^c Medical College of Virginia   (Costa Rica)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e HOSPITAL NACIONAL DE NIÑOS   (Costa Rica)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AFFECT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTOR SKILLS;

EID: 0031989643     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1998.tb06130.x     Document Type: Article

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