Iron Deficiency Anemia in Young Children: Screening

1. Whether screening and early treatment for iron deficiency anemia in infancy improve neurocognitive outcomes.
2. Efficacy of preventing iron deficiency vs. detecting and treating existing iron deficiency.
3. Efficacy of screening and early treatment of multiple nutritional deficiencies, rather than iron deficiency anemia alone, in preventing adverse neurocognitive outcomes.

The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to recommend for or against routine screening for iron deficiency anemia in asymptomatic children aged 6 to 24 months.

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