Iron deficiency and risk factors for lower iron stores in 6-24-month-old New Zealanders

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-79

  Soh, P ^a   Ferguson, Elaine L ^a   McKenzie, J E ^a   Homs, M Y V ^a   Gibson, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Children; Ferritin; Iron status; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FERRITIN; IRON; PROTOPORPHYRIN; ZINC;

AGE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON STORAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MILK; NEW ZEALAND; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN AREA; VEIN PUNCTURE;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET RECORDS; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION DISORDERS; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; IRON; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0742289635     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601751     Document Type: Article

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