Betsy Lozoff|Feyza Çorapç?|Matthew J. Burden|Niko Kaciroti|Rosa Angulo?Barroso|Sunil Sazawal|Maureen M. Black
Preschool-Aged Children with Iron Deficiency Anemia Show Altered Affect and Behavior ,
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|Bo?aziçi University|Wayne State University|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|Annamalai University|Johns Hopkins University|University of Maryland, Baltimore
study compared social looking response novelty preschoolaged children 4768 mo without iron deficiency anemia ida iron status participants lowincome community new delhi india based venous hemoglobin mean corpuscular volume red cell distribution width childrens social looking toward adults affect wary hesitant behavior response novelty assessed semistructured paradigm inhome play observation affect behavior compared function iron status ida n 74 vs nonanemic n 164 compared nonanemic preschoolers preschoolers ida displayed less social looking toward mothers moved close mothers quickly slower display positive affect touch novel toys first time results indicate ida preschool period affective behavioral effects similar reported ida infancy