Micronutrient supply and health outcomes in children

Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 328-338

  Kurpad, Anura V ^a   Edward, Bernice S ^a   Aeberli, Isabelle ^b  

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

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

cognitive function; growth; morbidity; motor function; multiple micronutrients

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; IODINE; IRON; MULTIVITAMIN; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; THIAMINE; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN D;

BODY MASS; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD NUTRITION; DRUG RESPONSE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; MALNUTRITION; MORBIDITY; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; REVIEW; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; MICRONUTRIENTS; MORBIDITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84876417227     PISSN: 13631950     EISSN: 14736519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCO.0b013e32835e8d0b     Document Type: Review

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