Early-life nutritional and environmental determinants of thymic size in infants born in rural Bangladesh

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1168-1175

  Moore, Se ^a   Prentice, Am ^a,b   Wagatsuma, Y ^c   Fulford, Ajc ^a,b   Collinson, Ac ^d   Raqib, R ^e   Vahter, M ^f   Persson, L ^g   Arifeen, Se ^e  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^d ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^f KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^g UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Birth weight; Immunity; Thymus

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; THYMUS; ULTRASOUND;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARSENIC; BANGLADESH; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORGAN SIZE; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL HEALTH; SEASONS; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 66749095997     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01292.x     Document Type: Article

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