Predicting iron status in low birthweight infants

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 173-176

  Thom, R ^a   Parnell, W ^a   Broadbent, R ^a   Heath, A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Iron deficiency; Iron deficiency anaemia; Iron supplementation; Low birthweight infants

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON INTAKE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; NEWBORN SCREENING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037393264     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2003.t01-1-00105.x     Document Type: Article

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