Timing of umbilical cord clamping: Effect on iron endowment of the newborn and later iron status

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 69, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Chaparro, Camila M ^a  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Iron deficiency; Umbilical cord clamping

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ANEMIA; BIRTH; DELIVERY; EXPERIMENTAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INFANCY; IRON KINETICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PLACENTA; PLACENTA TRANSFUSION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; UMBILICAL CORD CLAMPING;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ANEMIA, NEONATAL; CONSTRICTION; FETAL BLOOD; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRON, DIETARY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 80155184016     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 17534887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2011.00430.x     Document Type: Review

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