A study of the effects of latent iron deficiency on measures of cognition: A pilot randomised controlled trial of iron supplementation in young women

Nutrients

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 2419-2435

  Leonard, Alecia J ^a   Chalmers, Kerry A ^b   Collins, Clare E ^a   Patterson, Amanda J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attention; Cognition; Iron; Memory; Supplementation; Women

Indexed keywords

ALPHA1 GLYCOPROTEIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FERROUS SULFATE; HEMOGLOBIN; PLACEBO; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR; FERROUS ION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EMOTION; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INTEGNEURO TEST; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON THERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; ADOLESCENT; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DOSE RESPONSE; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903142065     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu6062419     Document Type: Article

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