Short-term supplementation with zinc and vitamin A has no significant effect on the growth of undernourished Bangladeshi children

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 87-91

  Rahman, Mohammad M ^a,b,c,d   Tofail, Fahmida ^a,b,c   Wahed, Mohammad A ^a,b,c   Fuchs, George J ^a,b,c   Baqui, Abdullah H ^a,b,c   Alvarez, Jose O ^a,b,c  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Housing Authority of the County of Santa Clara   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Catch up growth; Children; Length; Supplementation trial; Vitamin A; Weight; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; PLACEBO; RETINOL PALMITATE; SOYBEAN OIL; ZINC SULFATE;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG CAPSULE; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; SYRUP; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 0036134746     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/75.1.87     Document Type: Article

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