Effects of iron supplementation in nonanemic pregnant women, infants, and young children on the mental performance and psychomotor development of children: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials
- 1 June 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- Vol. 91 (6) , 1684-1690
- https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.2010.29191
Abstract
Background: Uncertainty exists regarding the effects of iron supplementation on neurodevelopmental outcomes in the absence of anemia.This publication has 22 references indexed in Scilit:
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