Effects of maternal and child lipid-based nutrient supplements on infant development: A randomized trial in Malawi

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 784-793

  Prado, Elizabeth L ^a   Maleta, Kenneth ^b   Ashorn, Per ^c,d   Ashorn, Ulla ^c   Vosti, Steve A ^a   Sadalaki, John ^b   Dewey, Kathryn G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cognitive development; ILiNS project; Infant development; Lipid based nutrient supplements; Maternal micronutrient supplements

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID; FOLIC ACID; IRON; MINERAL; PROTEIN; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN; LIPID;

ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NUTRITION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG CAPSULE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALAWI; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PREGNANT WOMAN; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; SMALL QUANTITY LIPID BASED NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT; ADULT; AGE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DRUG EFFECTS; INFANT NUTRITION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIPIDS; MALAWI; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MICRONUTRIENTS; MOTOR SKILLS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84959878489     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.115.114579     Document Type: Article

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