Impact of zinc supplementation on mental and psychomotor scores of children aged 12 to 18 months: A randomized, double-blind trial

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 146, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 506-511

  Taneja, Sunita ^a   Bhandari, Nita ^a   Bahl, Rajiv ^a   Bhan, Maharaj Kishan ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCONATE ZINC; PLACEBO;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; DEVELOPMENT; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; MENTAL FUNCTION; MODEL; MOTHER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SUPPLEMENTATION; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

EID: 16344376191     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2004.10.061     Document Type: Article

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