Iron deficiency after arrival is associated with general cognitive and behavioral impairment in post-institutionalized children adopted from eastern europe

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1080-1087

  Fuglestad, Anita J ^a   Georgieff, Michael K ^b   Iverson, Sandra L ^b   Miller, Bradley S ^b   Petryk, Anna ^b   Johnson, Dana E ^b   Kroupina, Maria G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Behavior; Development; Institutional care; Iron deficiency

Indexed keywords

TRANSFERRIN;

ADOPTION; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BLOOD; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; DEFICIENCY; EASTERN EUROPE; ETHNOLOGY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; TIME; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOPTION; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, INSTITUTIONALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; EUROPE, EASTERN; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSFERRIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880508272     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-012-1090-z     Document Type: Article

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