Iron fortified follow on formula from 9 to 18 months improves iron status but not development or growth: A randomised trial

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 247-252

  Morley, Ruth ^b   Abbott, Rebecca ^a   Fairweather Tait, Susan ^c   MacFadyen, Una ^d   Stephenson, Terence ^e   Lucas, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d Stirling Royal Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

^e QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Development; Growth; Iron

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BODY GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON INTAKE; IRON METABOLISM; IRON THERAPY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032771155     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.81.3.247     Document Type: Article

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