The effects of iron deficiency on infants' developmental test performance

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1391-1396

  Akman, Mehmet ^a,e   Cebeci, D ^a   Okur, V ^b   Angin, H ^b   Abali, O ^c   Akman, A C ^d  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HASEKI EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d HAYDARPASA NUMUNE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^e Haydarpasa Numune Educ/Res Hosp ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Infant; Iron deficiency; Mental development; Motor development

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ARTICLE; BAYLEY SCALES OF INFANT DEVELOPMENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENVER DEVELOPMENT SCREENING TEST; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; OUTPATIENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 4644357414     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250410030946     Document Type: Article

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