Efficacy of multiple micronutrient supplementation for improving anemia, micronutrient status, growth, and morbidity of Peruvian infants

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  López De Romaña, Guillermo ^a   Cusirramos, Sandra ^a   López De Romaña, Daniel ^a   Gross, Rainer ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AGRARIA LA MOLINA   (Peru)

^b UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Growth faltering; Infants; Iron; Micronutrient supplementation; Peru; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FERRITIN; FERROUS FUMARATE; FOLIC ACID; GLUCONATE COPPER; GLUCONATE ZINC; HEMOGLOBIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; IODINE; IRON; NICOTINIC ACID; PLACEBO; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; THIAMINE; TOCOPHEROL; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN K GROUP; ZINC;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; INFANCY; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; IRON DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PERU; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

EID: 14944345976     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/135.3.646s     Document Type: Article

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