Ferritin as an indicator of suspected iron deficiency in children with autism spectrum disorder: Prevalence of low serum ferritin concentration [3]

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1008-1009

  Dosman, Cara F ^a   Drmic, Irene E ^b   Brian, Jessica A ^c   Senthilselvan, Ambikaipakan ^a   Harford, Mary ^c   Smith, Ryan ^c   Roberts, S Wendy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

AUTISM; CANADA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON INTAKE; IRON STORAGE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT SELECTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; INFANT; IRON; MALE;

EID: 33751090679     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0012162206232225     Document Type: Letter

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