Association of iron deficiency with or without anaemia and cognitive functions among primary school children in Malaysia

Malaysian Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 261-270

  Hamid Jan, J M ^a   Mitra, Amal K ^b   Rohani, A ^c   Norimah, A K ^d  

^a SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^d UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Cognitive function; Iron deficiency; Malaysia

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049523833     PISSN: 1394035X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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