Behavioral and developmental effects of preventing iron-deficiency anemia in healthy full-term infants

Pediatrics

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 846-854

  Lozoff, Betsy ^a   De Andraca, Isidora ^b   Castillo, Marcela ^b   Smith, Julia B ^c   Walter, Tomas ^b   Pino, Paulina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Development; Infant; Iron deficiency; Nutritional anemia

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ANEMIA, HYPOCHROMIC; BRAIN; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT FOOD; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRON; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RESEARCH DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141890065     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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