362 High Incidence of Iron Deficiency in Healthy Young Infants in the Netherlands: Preliminary Results of the Irostat Study
Background Iron deficiency (ID) and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) during infancy are associated with poor neurological development. A food consumption survey in the Netherlands showed that the median iron intake of infants, aged 2 to 3 years, was below the advised adequate intake of 7 mg/day. Aim To investigate the iron status in healthy young infants in the Netherlands and to identify risk factors for ID. Methods We conducted a multi centre, observational study in healthy young infants aged 0.5 to 3 years. We measured serum ferritin (SF), hemoglobin (Hb) and hemoglobin content in reticulocytes... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | TEXT |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2012 |
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BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
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Schlagwörter: | Poster symposium presentations |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29175203 |
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Link(s) : | http://adc.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/97/Suppl_2/A106-c |