Iron intake and iron status of preschool children: Associations with breakfast cereals, vitamin C and meat

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 521-528

  Gibson, Sigrid A ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Breakfast cereals; Children; Diet; Iron status

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CEREAL; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING HABIT; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOOD INTAKE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IRON INTAKE; MEAT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033406320     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1368980099000701     Document Type: Article

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