Effect of iron supplementation during pregnancy on the behaviour of children at early school age: Long-term follow-up of a randomised controlled trial

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1133-1139

  Parsons, Annie G ^a,b   Zhou, Shao J ^a   Spurrier, Nicola J ^c   Makrides, Maria ^a,b  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child behaviour; Industrialised countries; Iron supplementation; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

IRON; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TEACHER; TEMPERAMENT;

ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IRON; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 53049099891     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114507853359     Document Type: Article

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