Respiratory infections reduce the growth response to vitamin A supplementation in a randomized controlled trial

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 874-881

  Hadi, Hamam ^a   Stoltzfus, Rebecca J ^b   Moulton, Lawrence H ^c   Dibley, Michael J ^d   West Jr , Keith P ^b  

^a GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diarrhoea; Growth; Preschool children; Respiratory infection; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; RETINOL;

ARTICLE; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

AGE FACTORS; ASIA; BIOLOGY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIARRHEA; DISEASES; GROWTH; INDONESIA; INFECTIONS; MICRONUTRIENTS; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; RESEARCH REPORT; RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS; SOUTHEASTERN ASIA; VITAMIN A; VITAMINS; YOUTH;

BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DIARRHEA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN A;

EID: 0032740742     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/28.5.874     Document Type: Article

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