Zinc, vitamin A, and glutamine supplementation in Brazilian shantytown children at risk for diarrhea results in sex-specific improvements in verbal learning

Clinics

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 351-358

  Lima, Aldo A M ^a   Kvalsund, Michelle P ^b   de Souza, Paula P E ^a   Figueiredo, Ítalo L ^a   Soares, Alberto M ^a   Mota, Rosa M S ^a   Lima, Noélia L ^a   Pinkerton, Relana C ^a   Patrick, Peter P ^b   Guerrant, Richard L ^a,b   Oriá, Reinaldo B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Cognition; Glutamine; Malnutrition; Vitamin A; Zinc

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878131469     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6061/clinics/2013(03)OA11     Document Type: Article

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