Provision of Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements from Age 6 to 18 Months Does Not Affect Infant Development Scores in a Randomized Trial in Malawi

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 2199-2208

  Prado, Elizabeth L ^a   Phuka, John ^b   Maleta, Kenneth ^b   Ashorn, Per ^c,d   Ashorn, Ulla ^c   Vosti, Steve A ^a   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

Executive function; iLiNS project; Infant development; Language development; Lipid based nutrient supplements; Motor development; Socio emotional development

Indexed keywords

LIPID; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADULT; AGE; ANIMAL; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; FORTIFIED FOOD; HUMAN; INFANT; MALAWI; MALE; MILK; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; INFANT; LIPIDS; MALAWI; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; MILK; MOTOR SKILLS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREGNANCY;

EID: 84978063269     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-016-2061-6     Document Type: Article

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