Multivitamin supplements have no effect on growth of tanzanian children born to HIV-infected mothers

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 143, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 722-727

  Kupka, Roland ^a,b   Manji, Karim P ^c   Bosch, Ronald J ^a   Aboud, Said ^c   Kisenge, Rodrick ^c   Okuma, James ^a   Fawzi, Wafaie W ^a   Duggan, Christopher ^a,d  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNICEF   (United States)

^c MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; MULTIVITAMIN; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH DISORDER; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANT WOMAN; TANZANIA; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; AVITAMINOSIS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; GROWTH; GROWTH DISORDERS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MALE; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; TANZANIA; VITAMINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877005928     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.112.170498     Document Type: Article

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