Effect of zinc supplementation between 1 and 6 mo of life on growth and morbidity of Bangladeshi infants in urban slums

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1401-1408

  Osendarp, Saskia J M ^a,b,e   Santosham, Mathuram ^c   Black, Robert E ^c   Wahed, M A ^a   Van Raaij, Joop M A ^b   Fuchs, George J ^a,d  

^a ICDDR B Centre for Health and Population Research   (Bangladesh)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Growth; Infants; Morbidity; Zinc supplementation

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; ZINC; ZINC ACETATE;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POVERTY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WEIGHT GAIN; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 18744398752     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/76.6.1401     Document Type: Article

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