Beneficial effects of zinc supplementation on head circumference of Nepalese infants and toddlers: A randomized controlled trial

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 836-842

  Surkan, P J ^a   Shankar, M ^a   Katz, J ^a   Siegel, E H ^a   Leclerq, S C ^a,b   Khatry, S K ^a,b   Stoltzfus, R J ^c   Tielsch, J M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Nepal Nutrition Intervention Project Sarlahi   (Nepal)

^c Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

cephalometry; iron; micronutrients; Nepal; randomized controlled trial; zinc

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; IRON; PLACEBO; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FACTORIAL DESIGN; FEMALE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEPAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL POPULATION; THERAPY EFFECT; TODDLER;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HEAD; HUMANS; INFANT; IRON; IRON, DIETARY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MICRONUTRIENTS; NEPAL; RURAL POPULATION; ZINC;

EID: 84863718068     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2012.42     Document Type: Article

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