Iron Deficiency and Cognitive Achievement Among School-Aged Children and Adolescents in the United States

S. Halterman, Jill; M. Kaczorowski, Jeffrey; Andrew Aligne, C.; Auinger, Peggy; G. Szilagyi, Peter

doi:10.1542/peds.107.6.1381

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Iron Deficiency and Cognitive Achievement Among School-Aged Children and Adolescents in the United States

Published in PEDIATRICS • Jun 1, 2001

Authors:

Jill S. Halterman

Jeffrey M. Kaczorowski

C. Andrew Aligne

Abstract

CONTEXT: Iron deficiency anemia in infants can cause developmental problems. However, the relationship between iron status and cognitive achievement in older children is less clear. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between iron deficiency and cognitive test scores among a nationally repres...

Subject

Medicine

Anemia

Odds ratio

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