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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
6
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2003-12-18
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pubmed:abstractText |
To analyse the effects of zinc supplementation on growth parameters in a representative sample of young children in rural Burkina Faso. Design Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled efficacy trial. Setting Eighteen villages in rural northwestern Burkina Faso. Subjects In all, 709 children aged 6-31 months were enrolled; 685 completed the trial. Intervention Supplementation with zinc (12.5 mg zinc sulphate) or placebo daily for 6 days a week for 6 months. Outcomes Weight, length/height, mid-arm circumference, and serum zinc.
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pubmed:commentsCorrections |
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical |
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Dec
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pubmed:issn |
0300-5771
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
32
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
1098-102
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:14681282-Anthropometry,
pubmed-meshheading:14681282-Body Height,
pubmed-meshheading:14681282-Body Weight,
pubmed-meshheading:14681282-Burkina Faso,
pubmed-meshheading:14681282-Child, Preschool,
pubmed-meshheading:14681282-Cross-Sectional Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:14681282-Developing Countries,
pubmed-meshheading:14681282-Dietary Supplements,
pubmed-meshheading:14681282-Double-Blind Method,
pubmed-meshheading:14681282-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:14681282-Follow-Up Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:14681282-Growth,
pubmed-meshheading:14681282-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:14681282-Infant,
pubmed-meshheading:14681282-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:14681282-Malnutrition,
pubmed-meshheading:14681282-Rural Health,
pubmed-meshheading:14681282-Zinc,
pubmed-meshheading:14681282-Zinc Sulfate
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pubmed:year |
2003
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Effect of zinc supplementation on growth in West African children: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial in rural Burkina Faso.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Tropical Hygiene and Public Health, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Medical School, Heidelberg, Germany. olaf.mueller@urz.uni-heidelberg.de
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Clinical Trial,
Randomized Controlled Trial,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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