Occult blood in stool in exclusively formula fed infants versus exclusively breast fed infants in the first six months of life

Background: Since most of infant’s formula are based on cow’s milk to which allergy can occur, and considering the neurodevelopmental consequences of iron deficiency during infancy; we aimed to verify the occurrence of occult intestinal blood loss during the first 6 months of life in response to bei...

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Main Authors: Hanaa I. Rady, Heba Samir, Rania Tomerak, Maha Gaafar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2014-03-01
Series:Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110663813000554