Anemia in low-income exclusively breastfed infants
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Anemia in low-income exclusively breastfed infants.
OBJECTIVE To verify the behavior of hemoglobin levels and anemia prevalence in full term infants, aged 3 to 6 months and on exclusive breastfeeding. METHODS A cross-sectional study of 242 infants aged 3 to 6 months with birth weights of more than 2,500 g, on exclusive breastfeeding and monitored by the Program for the Promotion of Infant Growth and Development, part of the Paraisópolis Einste...
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عنوان ژورنال: Jornal de Pediatria
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0021-7557
DOI: 10.2223/jped.1511