Micronutrient supplementation in the AIDS diarrhoea-wasting syndrome in Zambia: A randomized controlled trial

AIDS

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 495-500

  Kelly, Paul ^a   Musonda, Rosemary ^b   Kafwembe, Emmanuel ^b   Kaetano, Lovemore ^b   Keane, Eileen ^c   Farthing, Michael ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b TROPICAL DISEASES RESEARCH CENTRE   (Zambia)

^c Ndola Central Hospital   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Africa; AIDS; Albendazole; Diarrhoea; Micronutrients; Nutrition; Randomized controlled trial; Selenium; Therapy; Vitamin A; Vitamin C; Vitamin E; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MORTALITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WASTING SYNDROME; ZAMBIA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; DIARRHEA; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; HIV WASTING SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; ZAMBIA;

EID: 0033545464     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199903110-00008     Document Type: Article

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