Iron deficiency in preschool children with autistic spectrum disorders

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 639-644

  Bilgi, Ayhan ^a   Gürkan, Kaan ^b   Türkolu, Serhat ^c   Aka, Ömer Faruk ^b   Kili, Birim Günay ^b   Uslu, Runa ^b  

^a Malatya Government Hospital   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c DR SAMI ULUS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Autistic spectrum disorders; Behavioral problems; Ferritin; Iron deficiency; Preschool children

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ABERRANT BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; ANKARA DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING INVENTORY; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILDHOOD AUTISM RATING SCALE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY; MALE; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SYMPTOM;

EID: 77957594070     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2009.12.008     Document Type: Article

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