Zinc supplementation saves the lives of children living in poverty

Pediatrics

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1366-

  Castillo Duran C ^a   Uauy, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FISH OIL; FOLIC ACID; IRON; MAGNESIUM; VITAMIN D; ZINC;

DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NOTE; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SOCIOECONOMICS; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

BREAST FEEDING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; POVERTY; ZINC;

EID: 17944370139     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.108.6.1366     Document Type: Note

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