Iron Deficiency, Prolonged Bottle-Feeding, and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Young Children
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Iron deficiency, prolonged bottle-feeding, and racial/ethnic disparities in young children.
BACKGROUND Childhood iron deficiency is associated with behavioral and cognitive delays. Few studies have explored the relationship between prolonged bottle-feeding and iron-deficiency anemia among toddlers. OBJECTIVE To examine the association between prolonged bottle-feeding and iron deficiency in a nationally representative sample of children ages 1 to 3 years. DESIGN AND METHODS The Nat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1072-4710
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.159.11.1038