title: Iron deficiency and educational deficiency.
abstract: Existing data suggest that iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is a risk factor for poor educational performance in schoolchildren. The synergistic effect of IDA in combination with other forms of malnutrition and other risk factors may affect educational performance more strongly. Thus, IDA and its effect on educational performance should be studied in the context of other risk factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pollitt
mesh_terms: D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002648:Child; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D003906:Developing Countries; D004521:Educational Measurement; D004522:Educational Status; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D007501:Iron