Delayed clamping of the umbilical cord improves hematologic status of Guatemalan infants at 2 mo of age

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 425-431

  Grajeda, Rubén ^b   Pérez Escamilla, Rafael ^a   Dewey, Kathryn G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anemia; infants; iron deficiency; umbilical cord

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ARTERY CLAMP; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GUATEMALA; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 1842414822     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/65.2.425     Document Type: Article

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