Iron deficiency anaemia and febrile convulsions: Case-control study in children under 2 years

British Medical Journal

Volumn 313, Issue 7053, 1996, Pages 343-

  Pisacane, Alfredo ^a   Sansone, Renato ^a   Impagliazzo, Nicola ^a   Coppola, Angelo ^a   Rolando, Paolo ^b   D'Apuzzo, Alfonso ^b   Tregrossi, Ciro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Divisione di Pediatria   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE OXIDASE; AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING); IRON; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEBRILE CONVULSION; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METABOLISM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 10144241674     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7053.343     Document Type: Article

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