Normal hemoglobin at the age of 1 year does not protect infants from developing iron deficiency anemia in the second year of life

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 467-469

  Moser, Asher M ^a   Urkin, Jacob ^a   Shalev, Hanna ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

anemia; iron deficiency; toddler

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ARAB; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; ISRAEL; JEWISH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MICROCYTOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STATUS;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; IRON; ISRAEL; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80051714871     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e31821c629f     Document Type: Article

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