Utilization of supplemental iron by premature infants fed fortified human milk

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 763-767

  Moody, G J ^a   Schanler, R J ^a   Abrams, Steven A ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Human milk; Iron absorption; Premature infants; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON THERAPY; IRON TRANSPORT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; TUBE FEEDING;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY INTAKE; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; IRON, DIETARY; MILK, HUMAN;

EID: 0032810099     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035259950169062     Document Type: Article

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