Breastfeeding exclusively and iron deficiency anemia during the first 6 months of age
Objective The objective was to determine the prevalence of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia among exclusively breastfed infants from one to six months of life and to identify associated risk factors. Methods This is a cohort study of the hemoglobin and serum ferritin levels of 102 health...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Médica Brasileira
2014-02-01
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| Series: | Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302014000100018&lng=en&tlng=en |