Severe linear growth retardation in rural Zambian children: The influence of biological variables

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 550-559

  Hautvast, Jeannine L A ^b   Tolboom, Jules J M ^a   Kafwembe, Emmanuel M ^b   Musonda, Rosemary M ^b   Mwanakasale, Victor ^b   Van Staveren, Wija A ^b   Van 't Hof, Martin A ^b   Sauerwein, Robert W ^b   Willems, Johannes L ^b   Monnens, Leo A H ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biochemistry; Growth; Height; Height for age; Malaria; Maternal nutrition; Micronutrients; Preschool children; Zambia

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; IRON; RETINOL; THYROTROPIN; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE PARASITE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALARIA; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MINERAL BLOOD LEVEL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; ZAMBIA;

EID: 0033955183     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/71.2.550     Document Type: Article

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