Iron in infancy and long-term development

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 166, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 285-286

  Christian, Parul ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; ZINC;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARITHMETIC; ARTIFICIAL MILK; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INFANCY; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MATERNAL SMOKING; MOTOR COORDINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPATIAL MEMORY; VISION; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; INFANT FORMULA; IRON, DIETARY;

EID: 84857977039     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.203     Document Type: Editorial

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