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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
Robert E. Black
*Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
Venugopal P. Menon
‡Center for Micronutrient Research, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India
Pratibha Dinghra
‡Center for Micronutrient Research, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India
Laura E. Caulfield
*Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
Usha Dhingra
‡Center for Micronutrient Research, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India
Adeep Bagati
§Ranbaxy Research Laboratories, Gurgaon, Haryana, India

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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
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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