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Zinc Supplementation in Infants Born Small for Gestational Age Reduces Mortality: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial

Sunil Sazawal, Robert E. Black, Venugopal P. Menon, Pratibha Dinghra, Laura E. Caulfield, Usha Dhingra and Adeep Bagati
Pediatrics December 2001, 108 (6) 1280-1286; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.108.6.1280
Sunil Sazawal
*Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
‡Center for Micronutrient Research, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India
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Robert E. Black
*Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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Venugopal P. Menon
‡Center for Micronutrient Research, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India
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Pratibha Dinghra
‡Center for Micronutrient Research, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India
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Laura E. Caulfield
*Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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Usha Dhingra
‡Center for Micronutrient Research, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India
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Adeep Bagati
§Ranbaxy Research Laboratories, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
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vol. 108 no. 6 1280-1286
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.108.6.1280
PubMed 
11731649

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Print ISSN 
0031-4005
Online ISSN 
1098-4275
History 
  • Received February 16, 2001
  • Accepted July 24, 2001
  • Published online December 1, 2001.

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  1. Sunil Sazawal, PhD*,‡,
  2. Robert E. Black, MD*,
  3. Venugopal P. Menon, PhD‡,
  4. Pratibha Dinghra, MSc‡,
  5. Laura E. Caulfield, PhD*,
  6. Usha Dhingra, MA‡, and
  7. Adeep Bagati, PhD§
  1. *Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
  2. ‡Center for Micronutrient Research, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India
  3. §Ranbaxy Research Laboratories, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
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Sunil Sazawal, Robert E. Black, Venugopal P. Menon, Pratibha Dinghra, Laura E. Caulfield, Usha Dhingra, Adeep Bagati
Pediatrics Dec 2001, 108 (6) 1280-1286; DOI: 10.1542/peds.108.6.1280

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Zinc Supplementation in Infants Born Small for Gestational Age Reduces Mortality: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial
Sunil Sazawal, Robert E. Black, Venugopal P. Menon, Pratibha Dinghra, Laura E. Caulfield, Usha Dhingra, Adeep Bagati
Pediatrics Dec 2001, 108 (6) 1280-1286; DOI: 10.1542/peds.108.6.1280
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