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Iron Deficiency Anemia


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  • American Academy of Pediatrics (2010). Diagnosis and prevention of iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia in infants and young children (0–3 years of age). Pediatrics, 126(5): 1040–1050. Available online: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/126/5/1040.

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Last Updated: April 8, 2011
Medical Review:
E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine

Brian Leber, MDCM, FRCPC - Hematology


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