The effect of iron on cognitive development and function in infants, children and adolescents: A systematic review

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 59, Issue 2-4, 2011, Pages 154-165

  Hermoso, Maria ^a   Vucic, Vesna ^b   Vollhardt, Christiane ^a   Arsic, Aleksandra ^b   Roman Viñas, Blanca ^c   Iglesia Altaba, Iris ^d   Gurinovic, Mirjana ^b   Koletzko, Berthold ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Cognition; EURRECA; Infants; Iron requirements

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; FERROUS ASCORBATE; FERROUS FUMARATE; FERROUS SULFATE; IRON; MULTIVITAMIN; PLACEBO; ZINC; ZINC SULFATE;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; ARTIFICIAL MILK; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG EFFICACY; EMBASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOOD; HUMAN; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LEARNING STYLE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; IRON, DIETARY; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 82655172732     PISSN: 02506807     EISSN: 14219697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000334490     Document Type: Review

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