Effect of Daily Iron Supplementation in Healthy Exclusively Breastfed Infants: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis

Breastfeeding Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2017, Pages 597-603

  Cai, Chenxi ^a   Granger, Matthew ^a   Eck, Peter ^a   Friel, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

breast milk; breastfed infants; iron deficiency; Iron supplementation; mental development

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ARTICLE; BAYLEY SCALES OF INFANT DEVELOPMENT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD GROWTH; COGNITION; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; INFANT NUTRITION; IRON INTAKE; PHARMACOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BREAST FEEDING; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; IRON, DIETARY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 85037659783     PISSN: 15568253     EISSN: 15568342     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2017.0003     Document Type: Article

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