| Occurrence and detection of iron-deficiency anemia in infants and toddlers. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 19174983 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Infants and toddlers are particularly vulnerable to developing iron deficiency, which can cause irreversible deficits in neurodevelopment. Children at highest risk include premature and low birth weight infants, those who are fed cow's milk rather than breast milk or formula prior to age one, and those who drink large amounts of cow's milk as toddlers. It is important to detect iron deficiency before it becomes frank anemia through the use of appropriate laboratory tests. Hemoglobin or hematocrit testing, at around age one, has been the usual screening test. These tests, however, do not become abnormally low until frank anemia has developed. Over the past decade, research has shown the assay for reticulocyte hemoglobin content to be a much earlier indicator of iron deficiency. This article provides an overview of the epidemiology, occurrence, and detection of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia in young children as well as a comparison of the utility of various laboratory tests. |
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Authors:
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Richard Bamberg |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Clinical laboratory science : journal of the American Society for Medical Technology Volume: 21 ISSN: 0894-959X ISO Abbreviation: Clin Lab Sci Publication Date: 2008 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-01-29 Completed Date: 2009-02-19 Revised Date: 2009-04-09 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8806547 Medline TA: Clin Lab Sci Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 225-31 Citation Subset: T |
Affiliation:
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Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, College of Allied Health Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858-4353, USA. bambergw@ecu.edu |
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| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Anemia, Iron-Deficiency
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diagnosis*,
epidemiology* Child, Preschool Erythrocyte Indices Ferritins / blood Hemoglobinometry Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Iron / blood Prevalence United States / epidemiology |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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7439-89-6/Iron; 9007-73-2/Ferritins |
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Erratum In:
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Clin Lab Sci. 2009 Winter;22(1):2 |
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