Total Body Iron in HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Zimbabwean Newborns Strongly Predicts Anemia throughout Infancy and Is Predicted by Maternal Hemoglobin Concentration

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 133, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 3461-3468

  Miller, Melissa F ^b   Stoltzfus, Rebecca J ^b   Mbuya, Nkosinathi V ^b   Malaba, Lucie C ^c   Iliff, Peter J ^c   Humphrey, Jean H ^a   Chidawanyika, Henry ^d   Mahomva, Agnes ^d   Majo, Florence ^d   Marinda, Edmore ^d   Mbizvo, Michael ^d   Moulton, Lawrence ^d   Mutasa, Kuda ^d   Ndhlovu, Mary ^d   Ntozini, Robert ^d   Piwoz, Ellen ^d   Propper, Lidia ^d   Rambanepasi, Philipa ^d   Ruff, Andrea ^d   Tavengwa, Naume ^d   Ward, Brian ^d   Zijenah, Lynn ^d   Zunguza, Claire ^d   Zvandasara, Partson ^d   Nathoo, Kusum ^d   more..

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Ferritin; Hemoglobin; HIV; Infant; Neonate

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; PARITY; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; ZIMBABWE;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 0242576796     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.11.3461     Document Type: Article

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