Iron deficiency anemia in predominantly breastfed young children

Pediatrics and Neonatology

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 466-469

  Tsai, Shu Fan ^a   Chen, Shu Jen ^a,b   Yen, Hsiu Ju ^a   Hung, Giun Yi ^a   Tsao, Pei Chen ^a,b   Jeng, Mei Jy ^a,b   Lee, Yu Sheng ^a,b   Soong, Wen Jue ^a,b   Tang, Ren Bin ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

anemia; breastfeeding; iron deficiency; young children

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PALLOR; PHYSICIAN; PICA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; THALASSEMIA; TREATMENT DURATION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BREAST FEEDING; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84920164586     PISSN: 18759572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2014.02.005     Document Type: Article

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