School performance is associated with dietary iron and zinc intake in adolescent girls

Current Topics in Nutraceutical Research

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 71-76

  Aquilani, Roberto ^a   Maggi, Luisa ^b   Parisi, Umberto ^b   Ghioni, Giuseppina ^b   Zucchella, Marina ^b   Nardi, Teresio ^b   Lombardi, Pierangelo ^c   Covini, Cristina ^c   Verri, Manuela ^d   Barbieri, Annalisa ^d   D'Agostino, Luca ^e   Boschi, Federica ^d  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b Teachers at Stradella High School LG Faravelli   (Italy)

^c Ospedale di Stradella   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^e FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescent girls; Iron intake; School performance; Zinc intake

Indexed keywords

IRON; ZINC;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON INTAKE; NUTRIENT; SCHOOL; SCORING SYSTEM; STUDENT;

EID: 84886871821     PISSN: 15407535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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