The effects of oral iron supplementation on cognition in older children and adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Nutrition Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Falkingham, Martin ^a   Abdelhamid, Asmaa ^a   Curtis, Peter ^a   Fairweather Tait, Susan ^a   Dye, Louise ^b   Hooper, Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONSTIPATION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON THERAPY; MEMORY; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDATION STUDY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; INTELLIGENCE TEST; IRON INTAKE; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; CHILD; COGNITION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; IRON, DIETARY; MALE; MEMORY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649309637     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2891-9-4     Document Type: Article

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