Sex-specific responses to zinc supplementation in Nouna, Burkina Faso

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 619-628

  Garenne, Michel ^a   Becher, Heiko ^b   Ye, Yasome ^c   Kouyate, Bokar ^c   Müller, Olaf ^b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c Centre National de Recherche en Santé   (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

Burkina Faso; Diarrhea; Dysentery; Immunity; Malaria; Morbidity; Nutritional status; Sex differences; Zinc supplementation

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; ZINC SULFATE;

ARTICLE; BURKINA FASO; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; DYSENTERY; EAR INFECTION; EYE INFECTION; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICAL DISEASE BY BODY FUNCTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; BURKINA FASO; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTION; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; ZINC SULFATE;

EID: 34247630019     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31802c695e     Document Type: Article

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