Vitamin B-12, folate, iron, and vitamin A concentrations in rural Indian children are associated with continued breastfeeding, complementary diet, and maternal nutrition

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1358-1370

  Pasricha, Sant Rayn ^a,b   Shet, Arun S ^a,e   Black, James F ^b   Sudarshan, H ^c   Prashanth, N S ^c,d   Biggs, Beverley Ann ^b  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Karuna Trust   (India)

^d Institute of Public Health   (India)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FERRITIN; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; RETINOL; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; FOOD SECURITY; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; POPULATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL CLASS; STANDARD; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; IRON; MICRONUTRIENTS; MOTHERS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 80054900419     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.111.018580     Document Type: Article

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