Open AccessEffect of Infant Iron Deficiency on Children’s Verbal Abilities: The Roles of Child Affect and Parent Unresponsiveness
Author(s) -
Patricia L. East,
Erin Delker,
Estela Blanco,
Pamela Encina,
Betsy Lozoff,
Sheila Gahagan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
maternal and child health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1573-6628
pISSN - 1092-7875
DOI - 10.1007/s10995-019-02764-x
Subject(s) - affect (linguistics) , medicine , disengagement theory , developmental psychology , iron deficiency , pediatrics , psychology , anemia , psychiatry , gerontology , communication
Infants who are iron-deficient anemic seek and receive less stimulation from their caregivers, predisposing such children to be functionally isolated.