Community-based controlled trial of dietary management of children with persistent diarrhea: Sustained beneficial effect on ponderal and linear growth

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 968-974

  Valentiner Branth, P ^a   Steinsland, H ^a   Santos, G ^a   Perch, M ^a   Begtrup, K ^a   Bhan, M K ^a   Dias, F ^a   Aaby, P ^a   Sommerfelt, H ^a   Molbak K ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Children; Community based study; Controlled study; Dietary treatment; Growth; Guinea Bissau; Micronutrients; Persistent diarrhea

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; COPPER; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; IODINE; IRON; NICOTINIC ACID; PANTOTHENIC ACID; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; SELENIUM; THIAMINE; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN D; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; GUINEA-BISSAU; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0035043331     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/73.5.968     Document Type: Article

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