Iron content and its speciation in human milk from mothers of preterm and full-term infants at early stages of lactation: A comparison with commercial infant milk formulas

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 105, Issue , 2012, Pages 108-114

  Fernández Sánchez, María Luisa ^a   de la Flor St Remy, Rafael R ^a   Iglesias, Héctor González ^a   López Sastre, José B ^b   Fernández Colomer, Belén ^b   Pérez Solís, David ^b   Sanz Medel, Alfredo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO CENTRAL DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Full term gestation; Human milk; Infant formulas; Iron content; Preterm gestation; Speciation analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867863999     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2012.03.016     Document Type: Article

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