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Iron Metabolism and Requirements in Early Childhood: Do We Know Enough?: A Commentary by the ESPGHAN Committee on Nutrition

2002; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 34; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/j.1536-4801.2002.tb07646.x

1536-4801

Peter Aggett, Carlo Agostoni, Irené Axelsson, Jean‐Louis Bresson, Olivier Goulet, Olle Hernell, Berthold Koletzko, Harry L. Lafeber, Kim F. Michaelsen, Jean‐Léopold Micheli, Jacques Rigo, Hania Szajewska, Lawrence T. Weaver,

Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and NutritionVolume 34, Issue 4 p. 337-345 Medical Position Papers Iron Metabolism and Requirements in Early Childhood: Do We Know Enough?: A Commentary by the ESPGHAN Committee on Nutrition Peter J. Aggett, Peter J. Aggett University of Lancashire, Lancashire, United KingdomSearch for more papers by this authorCarlo Agostoni, Carlo Agostoni University of Milano, Milano, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorIrene Axelsson, Irene Axelsson University of Lund, Malmö, SwedenSearch for more papers by this authorJean-Louis Bresson, Jean-Louis Bresson Hôpital des Enfants Malades, Paris, FranceSearch for more papers by this authorOlivier Goulet, Olivier Goulet Hôpital Necker Enfants-Malades, Paris, FranceSearch for more papers by this authorOlle Hernell, Corresponding Author Olle Hernell [email protected] Umea University, Umea, SwedenAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Prof. Olle Hernell, Department of Clinical Sciences, Pediatrics, Umea University, SE-901 85 Umea, Sweden (e-mail: [email protected]).Search for more papers by this authorBerthold Koletzko, Berthold Koletzko University of Munich, Munich, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorHarry L. Lafeber, Harry L. Lafeber Free University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsSearch for more papers by this authorKim F. Michaelsen, Kim F. Michaelsen Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this authorJean-Léopold Micheli, Jean-Léopold Micheli CHUV University Hospital, Lausanne, SwitzerlandSearch for more papers by this authorJacques Rigo, Jacques Rigo University of Liege, Liege, BelgiumSearch for more papers by this authorHania Szajewska, Hania Szajewska Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, PolandSearch for more papers by this authorLawrence T. Weaver, Lawrence T. Weaver University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United KingdomSearch for more papers by this author Peter J. Aggett, Peter J. Aggett University of Lancashire, Lancashire, United KingdomSearch for more papers by this authorCarlo Agostoni, Carlo Agostoni University of Milano, Milano, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorIrene Axelsson, Irene Axelsson University of Lund, Malmö, SwedenSearch for more papers by this authorJean-Louis Bresson, Jean-Louis Bresson Hôpital des Enfants Malades, Paris, FranceSearch for more papers by this authorOlivier Goulet, Olivier Goulet Hôpital Necker Enfants-Malades, Paris, FranceSearch for more papers by this authorOlle Hernell, Corresponding Author Olle Hernell [email protected] Umea University, Umea, SwedenAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Prof. Olle Hernell, Department of Clinical Sciences, Pediatrics, Umea University, SE-901 85 Umea, Sweden (e-mail: [email protected]).Search for more papers by this authorBerthold Koletzko, Berthold Koletzko University of Munich, Munich, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorHarry L. Lafeber, Harry L. Lafeber Free University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsSearch for more papers by this authorKim F. Michaelsen, Kim F. Michaelsen Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this authorJean-Léopold Micheli, Jean-Léopold Micheli CHUV University Hospital, Lausanne, SwitzerlandSearch for more papers by this authorJacques Rigo, Jacques Rigo University of Liege, Liege, BelgiumSearch for more papers by this authorHania Szajewska, Hania Szajewska Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, PolandSearch for more papers by this authorLawrence T. Weaver, Lawrence T. Weaver University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United KingdomSearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 April 2002 https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1536-4801.2002.tb07646.xCitations: 22 This article is accompanied by an invited review. Please see Doherty CP, Weaver L, Prentice AM. Micronutrient supplementation and infection: a double-edged sword? 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