Effect of zinc added to multi-vitamin supplementation containing low-dose vitamin A on plasma retinol level in children - A double-blind randomized, controlled trial

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 62-66

  Sazawal, Sunil ^a,b   Dhingra, Usha ^b   Deb, Saikat ^b   Bhan, Maharaj K ^c   Menon, Venugopal P ^b   Black, Robert E ^a  

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

^b ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Child; Double blind method; India; Randomized controlled trials; Refinol; Vitamin A; Zinc; Zinc deficiency

Indexed keywords

RETINOL; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PNEUMONIA; TRACE ELEMENTS; VITAMIN A; VITAMINS; ZINC;

EID: 34547174369     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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