Infant feeding in the second 6 months of life related to iron status: An observational study

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 850-854

  Hopkins, David ^b   Emmett, Pauline ^a   Steer, Colin ^a   Rogers, Imogen ^a   Noble, Sian ^a   Emond, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST MILK; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; IRON BALANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MILK; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEANING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ANIMALS; BREAST FEEDING; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; MALE; MILK; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS;

EID: 35148849663     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2006.114074     Document Type: Article

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