Iron deficiency anemia in infants and toddlers

Blood Research

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 268-273

  Joo, Eun Young ^a   Kim, Keun Young ^a   Kim, Dong Hyun ^a   Lee, Ji Eun ^a   Kim, Soon Ki ^a  

^a Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Child; Infant; Iron deficiency anemia; Low birth weight; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FERRITIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RED BLOOD CELL DISTRIBUTION WIDTH; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; VOMITING;

EID: 85010209435     PISSN: 2287979X     EISSN: 22880011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5045/br.2016.51.4.268     Document Type: Article

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