Complex interactions with infection and diet may explain seasonal growth responses to vitamin A in preschool aged Indonesian children

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 990-999

  Hadi, H ^a   Dibley, M J ^b   West Jr , K P ^c  

^a GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological mechanism; Child; Growth; Seasonal effect; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; RETINOL;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG ACCUMULATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; INDONESIA; INFANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

AGE FACTORS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMANS; INDONESIA; INFANT; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEASONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN A;

EID: 4043138689     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601920     Document Type: Article

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