Effect of early, short-term supplementation on weight and linear growth of 4-7-mo-old infants in developing countries: A four-country randomized trial

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 537-545

  Simondon, Kirsten B ^a   Gartner, Agnes ^b   Berger, Jacques ^b   Cornu, André ^b   Massamba, Jean Pierre ^b   San Miguel, José Luis ^b   Ly, Coudy ^b   Missotte, Isabelle ^b   Simondon, François ^b   Traissac, Pierre ^b   Delpeuch, Francis ^b   Maire, Bernard ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

controlled trial; developing countries; growth disorders; infancy; intervention; Nutritional supplementation; recumbent length

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BOLIVIA; BREAST FEEDING; CEREAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGO; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANESIA; SENEGAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 10144230690     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/64.4.537     Document Type: Article

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