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Effect of infant feeding practices on iron status in a cohort study of Bolivian infants

BACKGROUND: Iron deficiency (ID) is the most common micronutrient deficiency worldwide, with potentially severe consequences on child neurodevelopment. Though exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is recommended for 6 months, breast milk has low iron content. This study aimed to estimate the effect of the l...

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Autores principales: Burke, Rachel M., Rebolledo, Paulina A., Aceituno, Anna M., Revollo, Rita, Iñiguez, Volga, Klein, Mitchel, Drews-Botsch, Carolyn, Leon, Juan S., Suchdev, Parminder S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5848561/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29530004
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-018-1066-2