# IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA AND INFANT BEHAVIOR

> **NIH NIH R01** · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · 1994 · $459,698

## Abstract

DESCRIPTION:  (Adapted From The Applicant's Abstract) The proposed study
addresses the clinical question of the behavioral effects of iron
deficiency anemia.  Earlier studies have demonstrated that altered behavior
and lower developmental test scores do not improve with iron therapy and
that behavioral differences are still present at school entry.  Building on
the research team's previous work in Costa Rica and Guatemala, this study
seeks to further characterize specific behavioral alterations among iron
deficient infants.  The study has four specific aims:  (1) to characterize
specific behavioral alterations in iron deficient anemic infants; (2) to
determine if iron deficiency anemia has different behavioral effects in the
first versus the second year of life; (3) to determine if environmental
stimulation plus iron therapy corrects the behavior of infants with iron
deficiency anemia; and (4) to determine of therapeutic interventions are
more effective in the first or the second year of life.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 2197069
- **Project number:** 5R01HD014122-14
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR
- **SAM.gov UEI:** GNJ7BBP73WE9
- **Principal Investigator:** BETSY LOZOFF
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 1994
- **Award amount:** $459,698
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1980-09-01 → 1995-11-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/2197069

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 2197069, IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA AND INFANT BEHAVIOR (5R01HD014122-14). Retrieved via MORVS 2026-10-25 from https://api.morvs.ai/grant/nih/2197069. Licensed CC0.

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