Randomized trial of the effect of zinc supplementation on the mental health of school-age children in Guatemala

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1241-1250

  DiGirolamo, Ann M ^a,c   Ramirez Zea, Manuel ^b   Wang, Meng ^c   Flores Ayala, Rafael ^c   Martorell, Reynaldo ^c   Neufeld, Lynnette M ^d,e   Ramakrishnan, Usha ^c   Sellen, Daniel ^f   Black, Maureen M ^g   Stein, Aryeh D ^c  

^a CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^b Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama Guatemala   (Guatemala)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MICRONUTRIENT INITIATIVE   (Canada)

^e INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; ZINC OXIDE; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CONDUCT DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GUATEMALA; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; LEADERSHIP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIALIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; MENTAL DISEASE; SOCIOPATHY;

ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; GUATEMALA; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZINC;

EID: 78149270191     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2010.29686     Document Type: Article

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