Vitamin A and Diarrheal Pathogen Infections
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چکیده
Kurt Z. Long, Jose Ignacio Santos, Jorge L. Rosado, Catalina Lopez-Saucedo, Rocio Thompson-Bonilla, Maricela Abonce, Herbert L. DuPont, Ellen Hertzmark, and Teresa Estrada-Garcia Department of Nutrition and Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, and University of Texas Medical School and School of Public Health, Houston; Hospital Infantil de Mexico Federico Gómez and Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados, Mexico City, and Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico
منابع مشابه
A double-blind, randomized, clinical trial of the effect of vitamin A and zinc supplementation on diarrheal disease and respiratory tract infections in children in Mexico City, Mexico.
BACKGROUND The efficacy of micronutrient supplementation in improving childhood health and survival in developing countries may be specific to the micronutrient used and health outcome measured. OBJECTIVE We evaluated the effect of vitamin A and zinc supplementation on overall rates of childhood diarrheal disease and respiratory tract infections and rates stratified by household and personal ...
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