Brief communication: Chronic undernutrition is associated with higher mucosal antibody levels among ariaal infants of northern kenya

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 136-141

  Miller, Elizabeth M ^a   McConnell, Daniel S ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

growth; immune function; immunoglobulin A; Kenya; nutrition

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHILD GROWTH; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFANT; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA; SEX DIFFERENCE;

BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A, SECRETORY; INFANT; KENYA; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84865251773     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22108     Document Type: Article

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