A randomized, community-based trial of the effects of improved, centrally processed complementary foods on growth and micronutrient status of Ghanaian infants from 6 to 12 mo of age

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 391-404

  Lartey, Anna ^b   Manu, Alhassan ^b   Brown, Kenneth H ^b   Peerson, Janet M ^b   Dewey, Kathryn G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Complementary feeding; Energy density; Fermented maize porridge; Ghana; Infant growth; Iron; Koko; Micronutrient status; Riboflavin; Vitamin A; Weanimix; Zinc

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON; MINERAL; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; TRACE ELEMENT; TRANSFERRIN; VITAMIN; ZINC;

AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CEREAL; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISH; GHANA; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; LEGUME; MAIZE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CHAMAESYCE ATROCOCCA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032838355     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/70.3.391     Document Type: Article

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