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Peer reviewedLozoff, Betsy; And Others – Child Development, 1998
Compared behavior of 52 Costa Rican 12- to 23-month-olds with iron-deficiency anemia to that of 139 infants with better iron status. Found that iron-deficient infants maintained closer contact with caregivers; showed less pleasure and playfulness; were more wary, hesitant, and easily tired; made fewer attempts at test items; and attended less to…
Descriptors: Anemia, Attention, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Caregivers
