Effects of antenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation on children's weight and size at 2 years: follow-up of a double-blind randomized controlled trial in Nepal Authors

at 2 years: follow-up of a double-blind randomized controlled trial in Nepal Authors Anjana Vaidya, Naomi Saville, Bhim Prasad Shrestha, Anthony M de L Costello, Dharma S Manandhar, David Osrin UCL Centre for International Health and Development, Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK (N Saville PhD, Prof A Costello FRCP, D Osrin MRCP PhD) Mother and Infant Research Activities (MIRA), PO Box 921, Kathmandu, Nepal (A Vaidya MD, B Shrestha MSc, Prof D Manandhar FRCP) Corresponding author Dr David Osrin. UCL Centre for International Health and Development, Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK tel 020 7905 2261, fax 020 7404 2062, d.osrin@ich.ucl.ac.uk

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