A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of the effect of zinc supplementation during pregnancy on pregnancy outcome in Bangladeshi urban poor

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 114-119

  Osendarp, Saskia J M ^b   Van Raaij, Joop M A ^b   Arifeen, Shams E ^b   Wahed, M A ^b   Baqui, Abdullah H ^b   Fuchs, George J ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Developing countries; Low birth weight; Pregnancy; Pregnancy outcome; Prematurity; Small for gestational age infants; Urban poor; Zinc supplementation

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0033962890     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/71.1.114     Document Type: Article

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