Iron deficiency and cognitive functions

Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment

Volumn 10, Issue , 2014, Pages 2087-2095

  Jáuregui Lobera, Ignacio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anemia; Cognitive functions; Iron deficiency; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; TRANSFERRIN;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; INTELLIGENCE; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REVIEW; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 84910087314     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11782021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/NDT.S72491     Document Type: Review

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