Effect of oral zinc supplementation on the growth of preterm infants

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 845-849

  Islam, Mn ^a   Chowdhury, Maka ^b,c   Siddika, M ^c   Qurishi, Sb ^d   Bhuiyan, Mkj ^e   Hoque, Mm ^b,c   Akhter, S ^a  

^a Department of Pediatrics   (India)

^b DHAKA SHISHU HOSPITAL   (Bangladesh)

^c Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics ^*  (Bangladesh)

^d ATOMIC ENERGY CENTER   (Bangladesh)

^e BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Infants; Preterm; Supplementation; Zinc.

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; MULTIVITAMIN; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREMATURITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WEIGHT GAIN; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; CEPHALOMETRY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; VITAMINS; WEIGHT GAIN; ZINC;

EID: 78650979675     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-010-0145-8     Document Type: Article

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