Immunostimulation and growth faltering in UK infants

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 581-587

  Panter Brick, Catherine ^a   Lunn, P G ^b   Goto, R ^b   Wright, C M ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTICHYMOTRYPSIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IRON; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GAMBIA; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; GROWTH; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 4444299325     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20062     Document Type: Article

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