Iron requirements in infancy

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-63

  Domellöf, Magnus ^a  

^a Pediatrics Ume University   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Infant; Iron requirements; Iron status

Indexed keywords

FERROPORTIN; HEMOGLOBIN; HEPCIDIN; IRON; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD NUTRITION; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HIGH RISK INFANT; HUMAN; INFANCY; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON INTAKE; IRON METABOLISM; IRON TRANSPORT; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ANIMALS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRON; IRON, DIETARY; NEUROGENESIS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS;

EID: 82455163771     PISSN: 02506807     EISSN: 14219697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000332138     Document Type: Article

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