Iron Deficiency Anemia in Predominantly Breastfed Young Children

• Main Authors: Shu-Fan Tsai (Author), Shu-Jen Chen (Author), Hsiu-Ju Yen (Author), Giun-Yi Hung (Author), Pei-Chen Tsao (Author), Mei-Jy Jeng (Author), Yu-Sheng Lee (Author), Wen-Jue Soong (Author), Ren-Bin Tang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Due to the increase of breastfeeding in infants, iron deficiency anemia (IDA) related to prolonged, predominant breastfeeding should be of concern. Mostly, the manifestation of IDA is indistinguishable and the enthusiastic advocacy of breastfeeding without concomitant education of complementary food...