Randomised double-blind trial of the effect of vitamin a supplementation of indonesian pregnant women on morbidity and growth of their infants during the first year of life

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 338-346

  Schmidt, M K ^a,b   Muslimatun, S ^a,b   Schultink, W ^c   West, C E ^a,d   Hautvast, J G A J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

^c UNICEF   (United States)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gestation; Growth; Infant; Morbidity; Vitamin a and iron supplementation

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; IRON; RETINOL;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INDONESIA; INFANT; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN PERIOD; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL AREA; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INDONESIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRON; MALE; NUTRITION DISORDERS; PREGNANCY; RURAL POPULATION; VITAMIN A;

EID: 0036224362     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj/ejcn/1601318     Document Type: Article

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