Academic Pediatrics
Volume 9, Issue 3 , Page 201 , May 2009

Prolonged Bottle-Feeding in Mexican-American Toddlers: Occult Blood Loss in Excessive Milk Ingestion

  • Larrie Greenberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Larrie Greenberg, MD, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Office of Faculty Affairs, 9109 Fall River Ln, Potomac, Maryland 20854.

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  1. Brotanek JM, Schroer D, Valentyne L, et al. Reasons for prolonged bottle-feeding and iron deficiency among Mexican-American toddlers: a ethnographic study. Acad Pediatr. 2009;9:17–25
  2. Lozoff B, Jiminez E, Wolf AW. Long-term developmental outcomes of infants with iron deficiency. New Engl J Med. 1991;325:687–694
  3. Wilson JF, Lahey ME, Heiner DC. Studies in iron metabolism. V. Further observation on cow's milk induced gastrointestinal bleeding in infants with iron deficiency anemia. J Pediatr. 1974;84:335–344

PII: S1876-2859(09)00053-9

doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2009.02.005

Academic Pediatrics
Volume 9, Issue 3 , Page 201 , May 2009

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