Benefits and Risks of Iron Interventions in Infants in Rural Bangladesh

Iron supplements (drops or syrup) or multiple micronutrient powders in young children in low-to-middle-income countries where anemia is prevalent are recommended by the World Health Organization. In this trial involving infants in Bangladesh, 3 months of such interventions did not appear to affect c...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The New England journal of medicine 2021-09, Vol.385 (11), p.982-995
Hauptverfasser:	Pasricha, Sant-Rayn, Hasan, M. Imrul, Braat, Sabine, Larson, Leila M, Tipu, S.M. Mulk-Uddin, Hossain, Sheikh J, Shiraji, Shamima, Baldi, Andrew, Bhuiyan, Mohammad S.A, Tofail, Fahmida, Fisher, Jane, Grantham-McGregor, Sally, Simpson, Julie A, Hamadani, Jena D, Biggs, Beverley-Ann
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adverse events Age groups Anemia Behavior Children Clinical trials Cognitive ability Cognitive development Families & family life General & Internal Medicine Health Policy Hematology Hemoglobin Infants Iron Iron deficiency Life Sciences & Biomedicine Medical research Medicine, General & Internal Nutrient deficiency Oncology Oncology General Pediatrics Pediatrics General Placebos Public Health Science & Technology Supplements Syrups
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Zusammenfassung:	Iron supplements (drops or syrup) or multiple micronutrient powders in young children in low-to-middle-income countries where anemia is prevalent are recommended by the World Health Organization. In this trial involving infants in Bangladesh, 3 months of such interventions did not appear to affect child development or other functional outcomes as compared with placebo.
ISSN:	0028-4793 1533-4406
DOI:	10.1056/NEJMoa2034187