Iron deficiency and physical growth predict attainment of walking but not crawling in poorly nourished Zanzibari infants

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 814-819

  Kariger, Patricia K ^a   Stoltzfus, Rebecca J ^a   Olney, Deanna ^b   Sazawal, Sunil ^c   Black, Robert ^c   Tielsch, James M ^c   Frongillo, Edward A ^a   Khalfan, Sabra S ^d   Pollitt, Ernesto ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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

^d Pemba PHL IdC   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

East Africa; Infants; Iron deficiency anemia; Motor development; Physical growth

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; PROTOPORPHYRIN ZINC;

AFRICA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LOCOMOTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING;

EID: 16244390562     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/135.4.814     Document Type: Article

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