Delayed clamping of the umbilical cord improves hematologic status of Guatemalan infants at 2 mo of age
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Delayed clamping of the umbilical cord improves hematologic status of Guatemalan infants at 2 mo of age.
Iron deficiency anemia is a serious health problem that affects the physical and cognitive development of children. Therefore, it is important to develop cost-effective interventions to improve the hematologic status of the millions of children affected by this condition worldwide. We studied 69 Guatemalan infants who had been randomly assigned to one of three groups at the time of delivery: 1)...
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0002-9165,1938-3207
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/65.2.425