A combined intervention of zinc, multiple micronutrients, and albendazole does not ameliorate environmental enteric dysfunction or stunting in rural malawian children in a double-blind randomized controlled trial

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 97-103

  Wang, Alfred Z ^a,b   Shulman, Robert J ^c,d   Crocker, Audrey H ^b   Thakwalakwa, Chrissie ^e   Maleta, Kenneth M ^e   Devaraj, Sridevi ^d   Manary, Mark J ^a,b,e   Trehan, Indi ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Dual sugar absorption test; Environmental enteric dysfunction; Environmental enteropathy; Malnutrition; Multiple micronutrients; Stunting; Tropical enteropathy; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; LACTULOSE; MANNITOL; PLACEBO; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC SULFATE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; MINERAL; VITAMIN; ZINC;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL OUTCOME; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG SAFETY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENTERIC DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWIAN; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL POPULATION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STUNTING; TREATMENT DURATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; ENTERITIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GROWTH DISORDERS; INFANT; MALAWI; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTICS; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALAWI; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; MINERALS; RURAL POPULATION; VITAMINS; ZINC;

EID: 85009241683     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.116.237735     Document Type: Article

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