J O Alvarez
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Rahman M, Vermund S, Wahed M, FUCHS G, Baqui A, Alvarez J
BMJ
. 2001 Aug;
323(7308):314-8.
PMID: 11498488
Objective: To evaluate the effect of simultaneous zinc and vitamin A supplementation on diarrhoea and acute lower respiratory infections in children. Study Design: Randomised double blind placebo controlled trial. Setting:...
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Rahman M, Mahalanabis D, Hossain S, Wahed M, Alvarez J, Siber G, et al.
J Nutr
. 1999 Nov;
129(12):2192-5.
PMID: 10573548
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was conducted to evaluate the effect of simultaneous vitamin A supplementation and diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus (DPT) vaccination on the antibody levels. Infants aged 6-17...
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Rahman M, Mahalanabis D, Sarker S, Bardhan P, Alvarez J, Hildebrand P, et al.
J Trop Pediatr
. 1998 Nov;
44(5):283-7.
PMID: 9819491
A cohort of 151 infants and young children aged 1-23 months from a poor peri-urban community of Bangladesh was studied to determine the relationship between Helicobacter pylori colonization and morbidity...
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Mitra A, Alvarez J, FUCHS G, Wahed M, Stephensen C
Am J Clin Nutr
. 1998 Nov;
68(5):1095-103.
PMID: 9808228
Background: Acute infections, including diarrhea, are associated with an increased risk of vitamin A deficiency. Urinary retinol excretion during such infections may contribute to this risk. The mechanism accounting for...
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Mitra A, Alvarez J, Wahed M, FUCHS G, Stephensen C
Am J Clin Nutr
. 1998 Nov;
68(5):1088-94.
PMID: 9808227
Background: Low serum retinol can be useful as an indicator of depleted liver vitamin A stores, particularly in population-based studies. However, serum retinol concentrations decrease transiently during infection, independent of...
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Camp W, Allen S, Alvarez J, Jolly P, Weiss H, Phillips J, et al.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol
. 1998 Aug;
18(4):401-6.
PMID: 9704954
Few studies have addressed the relation between serum vitamin A levels and HIV disease progression. Thirty HIV-infected women in Rwanda were studied over a time span of 26 to 99...
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Camp W, Allen S, Alvarez J, Jolly P, Weiss H, Phillips J, et al.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol
. 1998 May;
18(1):21-6.
PMID: 9593454
Few studies have addressed the relation between serum vitamin A level and HIV disease progression. Thirty HIV-infected women in Rwanda were studied over a time span of 26 to 99...
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Stephensen C, Franchi L, Hernandez H, Campos M, Gilman R, Alvarez J
Pediatrics
. 1998 May;
101(5):E3.
PMID: 9565436
Objective: To test the hypothesis that high-dose vitamin A supplements will enhance recovery of children hospitalized for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia. Design: We conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical...
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Mitra A, Alvarez J, Stephensen C
Lancet
. 1998 Apr;
351(9108):1033-4.
PMID: 9546517
No abstract available.
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Hossain M, Kabir I, FUCHS G, McCutcheon M, Alvarez J, Khaled M
Dig Dis Sci
. 1998 Apr;
43(3):663-7.
PMID: 9539665
To estimate the intra- and extracellular body water compartments during rehydration of patients with cholera and noncholera diarrhea by bioimpedance analyzer, we studied 30 patients with acute watery diarrhea. Total...