Effect of iron supplementation on development of iron deficiency anemia in breastfed infants

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 481-485

  Gokcay, Gulbin ^a   Ozden, Tulin ^a   Karakas, Zeynep ^b   Karabayir, Nalan ^c   Yildiz, Ismail ^b   Abali, Saygin ^a   Sahip, Yusuf ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anemia; Breastfeeding; Infants; Iron deficiency anemia; Iron supplementation

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; FERROUS SULFATE; HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON INTAKE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUPPLEMENTATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGE FACTORS; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BREAST FEEDING; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FERRITINS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; IRON; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY;

EID: 84870469605     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fms028     Document Type: Article

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