Immune function in rural gambian children is not related to season of birth, birth size, or maternal supplementation status

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 840-847

  Moore, S E ^a   Collinson, A C ^a   Prentice, A M ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Children; Fetal programming; Immune function; Maternal supplementation; Pneumococcus vaccine; Pregnancy; Rabies vaccine; The Gambia

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; RABIES VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GAMBIA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEMORY; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PUBERTY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENESCENCE;

EID: 0035184837     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/74.6.840     Document Type: Article

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