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A multicenter analytical performance evaluation of a multiplexed immunoarray for the simultaneous measurement of biomarkers of micronutrient deficiency, inflammation and malarial antigenemia

scientific article published on 04 November 2021

A national study of the prevalence of overweight and obesity in 6-12 y-old Swiss children: body mass index, body-weight perceptions and goals

scientific article

A national survey of iron and folate status in pregnant women in Switzerland

scientific article published in September 2001

Accelerating improvements in nutritional and health status of young children in the Sahel region of Sub-Saharan Africa: review of international guidelines on infant and young child feeding and nutrition

scientific article published on April 2011

Acceptability of complementary foods and breads prepared from zinc-fortified cereal flours among young children and adults in Senegal

scientific article

Acceptability of zinc-fortified, lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNS) prepared for young children in Burkina Faso

scientific article published on 15 December 2010

Adjusting plasma or serum zinc concentrations for inflammation: Biomarkers Reflecting Inflammation and Nutritional Determinants of Anemia (BRINDA) project

scientific article published on 01 April 2020

An evaluation of salt intake and iodine nutrition in a rural and urban area of the Côte d'Ivoire

scientific article published on September 1999

Assessment of Dietary Intake and Nutrient Gaps, and Development of Food-Based Recommendations, among Pregnant and Lactating Women in Zinder, Niger: An Optifood Linear Programming Analysis

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Associations between intestinal mucosal function and changes in plasma zinc concentration following zinc supplementation

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Asymptomatic malaria infection affects the interpretation of biomarkers of iron and vitamin A status, even after adjusting for systemic inflammation, but does not affect plasma zinc concentrations among young children in Burkina Faso

scientific article published on October 2014

Caregiver recognition of childhood diarrhea, care seeking behaviors and home treatment practices in rural Burkina Faso: a cross-sectional survey

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Characteristics that modify the effect of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplementation on child anemia and micronutrient status: an individual participant data meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

scientific article published on 2 November 2021

Characteristics that modify the effect of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplementation on child growth: an individual participant data meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

scientific article published on 2 November 2021

Child malnutrition and mortality among families not utilizing adequately iodized salt in Indonesia

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Comparison of Methods Used to Estimate the Global Burden of Disease Related to Undernutrition and Suboptimal Breastfeeding

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Comparison of Preventive and Therapeutic Zinc Supplementation in Young Children in Burkina Faso: A Cluster-Randomized, Community-Based Trial.

scientific article published on 3 August 2016

Comparison of haemoglobin assessments by HemoCue and two automated haematology analysers in young Laotian children.

scientific article published on 2 December 2017

Comparison of methods to assess adherence to small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) and dispersible tablets among young Burkinabé children participating in a community-based intervention trial

scientific article published on 17 December 2014

Comparison of the efficacy of wheat-based snacks fortified with ferrous sulfate, electrolytic iron, or hydrogen-reduced elemental iron: randomized, double-blind, controlled trial in Thai women

scientific article published on 01 December 2005

Comparison of the estimated cost-effectiveness of preventive and therapeutic zinc supplementation strategies for reducing child morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa

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Comparison of two forms of daily preventive zinc supplementation versus therapeutic zinc supplementation for diarrhea on young children's physical growth and risk of infection: study design and rationale for a randomized controlled trial ⬇️

scientific article published on 29 November 2018

Daily Preventive Zinc Supplementation Decreases Lymphocyte and Eosinophil Concentrations in Rural Laotian Children from Communities with a High Prevalence of Zinc Deficiency: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial

scientific article published on 02 March 2020

Differing growth responses to nutritional supplements in neighboring health districts of Burkina Faso are likely due to benefits of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNS).

scientific article published on 3 August 2017

Dried Blood Spot Thyroglobulin as a Biomarker of Iodine Status in Pregnant Women.

scientific article

Effect of Zinc Supplementation on Innate and Adaptive Immunity in Lao Children at Risk of Zinc Deficiency (P19-013-19)

scientific article published on 13 June 2019

Effect of zinc added to a daily small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplement on diarrhoea, malaria, fever and respiratory infections in young children in rural Burkina Faso: a cluster-randomised trial

scientific article

Effects of Daily Zinc, Daily Multiple Micronutrient Powder, or Therapeutic Zinc Supplementation for Diarrhea Prevention on Physical Growth, Anemia, and Micronutrient Status in Rural Laotian Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial

scientific article published on 21 December 2018

Effects of Different Strategies for Delivering Supplemental Zinc on Selected Fecal Markers of Environmental Enteric Dysfunction Among Young Laotian Children (P04-012-19)

scholarly article by Guy-Marino Hinnouho et al published 13 June 2019 in CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN NUTRITION

Effects of an intervention on infant growth and development: evidence for different mechanisms at work

scientific article published on 4 May 2016

Effects of maternal zinc supplementation on pregnancy and lactation outcomes

scientific article published on March 2009

Effects of therapeutic zinc supplementation for diarrhea and two preventive zinc supplementation regimens on the incidence and duration of diarrhea and acute respiratory tract infections in rural Laotian children: A randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 01 June 2020

Establishing a case definition of thiamine responsive disorders among infants and young children in Lao PDR: protocol for a prospective cohort study

scientific article published on 13 February 2020

Factors Affecting the Validity of Coverage Survey Reports of Receipt of Vitamin A Supplements During Child Health Days in Southwestern Burkina Faso

scientific article published on 7 September 2016

First Field Test of an Innovative, Wider Tape to Measure Mid-Upper Arm Circumference in Young Laotian Children

scientific article published in January 2017

Hemoglobins F, A2 , and E levels in Laotian children aged 6-23 months with Hb E disorders: Effect of age, sex, and thalassemia types

scientific article published on 12 February 2020

High thyroid volume in children with excess dietary iodine intakes

scientific article published in April 2005

Impact of Daily Preventive Zinc or Therapeutic Zinc Supplementation for Diarrhea on Plasma Biomarkers of Environmental Enteric Dysfunction among Rural Laotian Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial

scientific article published on 01 February 2020

Impact of Different Strategies for Delivering Supplemental Zinc on Selected Fecal Markers of Environmental Enteric Dysfunction among Young Laotian Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial

scientific article published on 06 July 2020

Impact of Preventive and Therapeutic Zinc Supplements on Citrulline Concentration and the kynurenine: tryptophan Ratio Among Lao Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial (OR07-02-19)

Impact of Two Forms of Daily Preventive Zinc or Therapeutic Zinc Supplementation for Diarrhea on Hair Cortisol Concentrations Among Rural Laotian Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial

scientific article published on 27 December 2018

Impact of small quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements on infant and young child feeding practices at 18 months of age: results from four randomized controlled trials in Africa

scientific article published on 2 December 2016

Impact of zinc fortification on zinc nutrition

scientific article published on March 2009

Indicators of zinc status at the population level: a review of the evidence

scientific article published on June 2008

Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 (IGF1), IGF Binding Protein-3 (IGFBP3) and Growth Response to Daily Zinc Supplementation: A Randomized Trial in Rural Laotian Children

scientific article published on 31 May 2023

Iodine status of young Burkinabe children receiving small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements and iodised salt: a cluster-randomised trial

scientific article

Iron deficiency anemia reduces thyroid peroxidase activity in rats

scientific article published in July 2002

Iron status and inherited haemoglobin disorders modify the effects of micronutrient powders on linear growth and morbidity among young Lao children in a double-blind randomised trial

scientific article published on 01 October 2019

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Prenatal Iron-folic Acid Supplementation among Pregnant Women and Health Staff in Rural Niger

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Linear Growth and Child Development in Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Malawi

scientific article published on 29 July 2016

Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements Plus Malaria and Diarrhea Treatment Increase Infant Development Scores in a Cluster-Randomized Trial in Burkina Faso

scientific article published on 9 March 2016

Measurement and interpretation of hemoglobin concentration in clinical and field settings: a narrative review

scientific article published on 16 January 2019

Micronutrient Status among Pregnant Women in Zinder, Niger and Risk Factors Associated with Deficiency

scientific article

Monitoring the adequacy of salt iodization in Switzerland: a national study of school children and pregnant women

scientific article published in March 2001

National Risk of Zinc Deficiency as Estimated by National Surveys

scientific article published in January 2017

New reference values for thyroid volume by ultrasound in iodine-sufficient schoolchildren: a World Health Organization/Nutrition for Health and Development Iodine Deficiency Study Group Report

scientific article published in February 2004

Out-of-pocket costs and time spent attending antenatal care services: a case study of pregnant women in selected rural communities in Zinder, Niger

scientific article published on 08 January 2021

Path analyses of risk factors for linear growth faltering in four prospective cohorts of young children in Ghana, Malawi and Burkina Faso

research work

Plasma and Nail Zinc Concentrations, But Not Hair Zinc, Respond Positively to Two Different Forms of Preventive Zinc Supplementation in Young Laotian Children: a Randomized Controlled Trial

scientific article published on 30 April 2020

Plasma zinc concentration increases within 2 weeks in healthy Senegalese men given liquid supplemental zinc, but not zinc-fortified wheat bread

scientific article published on 11 May 2011

Plasma zinc concentration responds rapidly to the initiation and discontinuation of short-term zinc supplementation in healthy men.

scientific article published on 13 October 2010

Plasma zinc concentration responds to short-term zinc supplementation, but not zinc fortification, in young children in Senegal

Predictors and pathways of language and motor development in four prospective cohorts of young children in Ghana, Malawi, and Burkina Faso

scientific article published on 23 May 2017

Prevalence and determinants of gestational weight gain among pregnant women in Niger

scientific article published on 30 September 2019

Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Zinc Deficiency among Young Children in Rural Burkina Faso

scholarly article published 10 January 2015

Prevalence of and factors associated with antenatal care seeking and adherence to recommended iron-folic acid supplementation among pregnant women in Zinder, Niger

scientific article published on 01 February 2018

Preventive zinc supplementation among infants, preschoolers, and older prepubertal children.

scientific article published on March 2009

Recent advances in knowledge of zinc nutrition and human health.

scientific article published in March 2009

Results of Fortification Rapid Assessment Tool (FRAT) surveys in sub-Saharan Africa and suggestions for future modifications of the survey instrument

scientific article published on March 2013

Serum transferrin receptor and zinc protoporphyrin as indicators of iron status in African children

scientific article published on March 2005

Setting priorities for zinc-related health research to reduce children's disease burden worldwide: an application of the Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative's research priority-setting method

scientific article published on 22 April 2008

Setting priorities in global child health research investments: assessment of principles and practice

scientific article published on October 2007

Setting priorities in global child health research investments: guidelines for implementation of CHNRI method

scientific article published on December 2008

Setting priorities in global child health research investments: universal challenges and conceptual framework

scientific article published on June 2008

Short-term zinc supplementation with dispersible tablets or zinc sulfate solution yields similar positive effects on plasma zinc concentration of young children in Burkina Faso: a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 25 August 2011

Simultaneous assessment of iodine, iron, vitamin A, malarial antigenemia, and inflammation status biomarkers via a multiplex immunoassay method on a population of pregnant women from Niger.

scientific article published on 5 October 2017

Situational analysis of infant and young child nutrition activities in the Sahel - executive summary

scientific article published on 01 April 2011

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

scientific article

Small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements for children age 6-24 months: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis of effects on developmental outcomes and effect modifiers

scientific article published on 2 November 2021

Small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements, regardless of their zinc content, increase growth and reduce the prevalence of stunting and wasting in young burkinabe children: a cluster-randomized trial

scientific article

The adequacy of micronutrient concentrations in manufactured complementary foods from low-income countries

The effect of micronutrient deficiencies on iodine nutrition and thyroid metabolism

scientific article published in March 2004

The impact of common micronutrient deficiencies on iodine and thyroid metabolism: the evidence from human studies

scientific article published on February 2010

The mixed effects of a package of multilevel interventions on the health and care of pregnant women in Zinder, Niger

scientific article published on 10 December 2019

The way forward: repositioning children's right to adequate nutrition in the Sahel

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Thiamine deficiency disorders: a clinical perspective

scientific article published on 10 December 2020

Thyroid size and goiter prevalence after introduction of iodized salt: a 5-y prospective study in schoolchildren in Côte d'Ivoire

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Thyroid volumes in a national sample of iodine-sufficient swiss school children: comparison with the World Health Organization/International Council for the control of iodine deficiency disorders normative thyroid volume criteria

scientific article published on 01 June 2000

Treatment of iron deficiency in goitrous children improves the efficacy of iodized salt in Côte d'Ivoire

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Urinary iodine concentration identifies pregnant women as iodine deficient yet school-aged children as iodine sufficient in rural Niger.

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Use of serum zinc concentration as an indicator of population zinc status.

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Using formative research to promote antenatal care attendance and iron folic acid supplementation in Zinder, Niger

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Variability in haemoglobin concentration by measurement tool and blood source: an analysis from seven countries

scientific article published on 06 October 2020

Vegans, Vegetarians and Pescatarians Are at Risk of Iodine Deficiency in Norway

scientific article published on 20 November 2020

Zinc bioavailability from zinc-fortified foods.

scientific article published on May 2007

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