title: Is iron deficiency in infants and young children common in Scandinavia and is there a need for enforced primary prevention?
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, Pediatrics, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden. olle.hernell@pediatri.umu.se
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hernell
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lönnerdal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000517:prevention & control; D015415:Biomarkers; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003677:Deficiency Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007501:Iron / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000090463:Iron Deficiencies; D012015:Reference Standards; D012537:Scandinavian and Nordic Countries / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D007501:Iron