Prevalence and predictors of iron deficiency in fully breastfed infants at 6 mo of age: comparison of data from 6 studies
Open Access
- 1 May 2009
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- Vol. 89 (5) , 1433-1440
- https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.2008.26964
Abstract
Background: Iron deficiency (ID) can occur among exclusively breastfed infants before 6 mo of age.Objective: The objective was to determine which subKeywords
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