Diagnosis of iron deficiency in infants

Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 103-108

  Beard, John ^a   deRegnier, Raye Ann ^b   Shaw, Malika D ^b   Rao, Raghavendra ^c   Georgieff, Michael ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 34547807246     PISSN: 00075027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/7KJ11RX758UKLXXM     Document Type: Review

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