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Small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements containing different amounts of zinc along with diarrhea and malaria treatment increase iron and vitamin A status and reduce anemia prevalence, but do not affect zinc status in young Burkinabe children: a cluster-randomized trial

BACKGROUND: We assessed the effects of providing a package of interventions including small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) containing 0, 5 or 10 mg zinc and illness treatment to Burkinabe children from 9 to 18 months of age, on biomarkers of zinc, iron and vitamin A status at 18...

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Autores principales: Abbeddou, Souheila, Yakes Jimenez, Elizabeth, Somé, Jérome W., Ouédraogo, Jean Bosco, Brown., Kenneth H., Hess, Sonja Y.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5288861/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28152989
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-016-0765-9

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