Iron treatment normalizes cognitive functioning in young women

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 778-787

  Murray Kolb, Laura E ^a,b   Beard, John L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Attention; Cognition; Ferritin; Hemoglobin; Iron; Learning; Memory; Women

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; FERROUS SULFATE; IRON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 33847781430     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/85.3.778     Document Type: Article

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