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Long-term brain and behavioral consequences of early iron deficiency

  1. Michael K Georgieff*

Article first published online: 1 NOV 2011

DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2011.00432.x

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Nutrition Reviews

Nutrition Reviews

Special Issue: Iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia in early infancy; etiology, consequences, prevalence, and prevention

Volume 69, Issue Supplement s1, pages S43–S48, November 2011

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Georgieff, M. K. (2011), Long-term brain and behavioral consequences of early iron deficiency. Nutrition Reviews, 69: S43–S48. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2011.00432.x

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  1. Center for Neurobehavioral Development, University of Minnesota School of Medicine and the College of Education and Human Development, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

*MK Georgieff, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, 420 Delaware St. SE, MMC 39, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. E-mail: georg001@umn.edu, Phone: +1-612-626-0644, Fax: +1-612-624-8176.

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