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A prospective study of iron status in exclusively breastfed term infants up to 6 months of age

BACKGROUND: Can exclusive breastfeeding until six months of age maintain optimum iron status in term babies? We evaluated iron status of exclusively breastfed term infants in relation to breast milk iron and lactoferrin. METHODS: In this prospective study in Delhi, India, during the period 2003–2004...

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Autores principales: Raj, Shashi, Faridi, MMA, Rusia, Usha, Singh, Om
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2277383/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18312681
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1746-4358-3-3