Zinc and other micronutrients supplementation through the use of sprinkles: Impact on the occurrence of diarrhea and respiratory infections in institutionalized children

Jornal de Pediatria

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 286-293

  Sampaio, Danile L B ^a   De Mattos, Ângela P ^a   Ribeiroa, Tereza Cristina M ^a   De Q Leite, Maria Efigênia ^a   Cole, Conrad R ^b   Costa Ribeiro Jr , Hugo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diarrhea; Respiratory infection; Zinc deficiency; Zinc supplementation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; COLECALCIFEROL; COPPER; CYANOCOBALAMIN; IODINE; IRON; MALTODEXTRIN; NICOTINIC ACID; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; SILICON DIOXIDE; THIAMINE; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FOOD PRESERVATION; STATISTICS; ADVERSE EFFECTS; DEFICIENCY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; INSTITUTIONALIZED CHILD; PRESERVED FOOD; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CHILD, INSTITUTIONALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FOOD, PRESERVED; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; ZINC;

EID: 84892607575     PISSN: 00217557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jped.2012.11.004     Document Type: Article

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