Iron supplementation of iron-replete Indonesian infants is associated with reduced weight-for-age

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 770-775

  Lind, Torbjörn ^a   Seswandhana, Rosadi ^b   Persson, Lars Åke ^c   Lönnerdal, Bo ^d  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth; Infant; Iron replete; Iron supplementation

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; FERROUS SULFATE; HEMOGLOBIN; PLACEBO; ZINC SULFATE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INDONESIA; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCORING SYSTEM; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; VOMITING;

AGE FACTORS; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRON COMPOUNDS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PILOT PROJECTS; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 43249112702     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00773.x     Document Type: Article

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