Iron and/or zinc supplementation did not reduce blood lead concentrations in children in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 136, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2378-2383

  Rosado, Jorge L ^a   López, Patricia ^b   Kordas, Katarzyna ^c   García Vargas, Gonzalo ^d   Ronquillo, Dolores ^a   Alatorre, Javier ^e   Stoltzfus, Rebecca J ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD JUÁREZ DEL ESTADO DE DURANGO   (Mexico)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROUS FUMARATE; LEAD; ZINC OXIDE;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON INTAKE; IRON THERAPY; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMELTER; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

EID: 33748333327     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/136.9.2378     Document Type: Article

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