Randomized trial of early versus late enteral iron supplementation in infants with a birth weight of less than 1301 grams: Neurocognitive development at 5.3 years' corrected age

Pediatrics

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 538-546

  Steinmacher, Jochen ^a   Pohlandt, Frank ^a   Bode, Harald ^a   Sander, Silvia ^a   Kron, Martina ^a   Franz, Axel R ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Iron deficiency; Iron supplementation; Neurocognitive outcome; Preterm infant; Very low birth weight

Indexed keywords

FERROUS SULFATE; IRON;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 34548422443     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-0495     Document Type: Article

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