Summary of current recommendations on iron provision and monitoring of iron status for breastfed and formula-fed infants in resource-rich and resource-constrained countries

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 167, Issue 4, 2015, Pages S40-S47

  Hernell, Olle ^a   Fewtrell, Mary S ^b   Georgieff, Michael K ^c   Krebs, Nancy F ^d   Lönnerdal, Bo ^e  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Minnesota Children's Hospital   (United States)

^d University of Colorado Denver and Children s Hospital Colorado   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; HEPCIDIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR; IRON INTAKE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CELL VOLUME; HEALTH STATUS; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; INFANCY; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; INFANT NUTRITION; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON INTAKE; IRON STORAGE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AGE; CHEMISTRY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; IRON METABOLISM DISORDERS; NEWBORN; THERAPEUTIC USE;

AGE FACTORS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRON METABOLISM DISORDERS; IRON, DIETARY; MILK, HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS;

EID: 84941364437     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.07.020     Document Type: Article

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