@article{fdi:010007526,
  title = {{E}ffect of early, short-term supplementation on weight and linear growth of 4-7-mo-old infants in developing countries : a four-country randomized trial},
  author = {{S}imondon, {K}irsten and {G}artner, {A}gn{\`e}s and {B}erger, {J}. and {C}ornu, {A}ndr{\'e} and {M}assamba, {J}.{P}. and {S}an {M}iguel, {J}.{L}. and {L}y, {C}. and {M}isotte, {I}. and {S}imondon, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {T}raissac, {P}ierre and {D}elpeuch, {F}rancis and {M}aire, {B}ernard},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he effect of supplementation on growth was tested by means of four similar controlled randomized trials in the {C}ongo (n = 120), {S}enegal (n = 110), {B}olivie (n = 127), and {N}ew {C}aledonia (n = 90). {F}our month-old infants were randomly allocated to supplement or control groups. {A} cereal-based precooked porridge was offered twice daily for 3 mo and consumption was monitored. {B}oth groups were free to eat local food. {A}t 7 mo of age, all infants were still breast-fed in the {C}ongo, {S}enegal, and {B}olivia compared with 47% in the {N}ew {C}aledonia. {M}ean daily consumption of the supplement varied among countries (558-790 k{J}/d). {M}ean length at 4 mo was lowest in {B}olivia, higher in {S}enegal and the {C}ongo, and near the {N}ational {C}enter for {H}ealth {S}tatistics reference in {N}ew {C}aledonia. {T}he mean 4-7 mo length increment was 0,48 cm higher for supplemented than for control infants in {S}enegal ({P} < 0.05), whereas weight increments did not differ. {N}o significant effect was found in the other countries. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)},
  keywords = {{SUPPLEMENTATION} ; {LAIT} {MATERNEL} ; {CONSOMMATION} {ALIMENTAIRE} ; {ANTHROPOMETRIE} {NUTRITIONNELLE} ; {MORBIDITE} ; {NOURRISSON} ; {ETUDE} {COMPARATIVE} ; {BOUILLIE} {DE} {SEVRAGE} ; {CONGO} ; {SENEGAL} ; {BOLIVIE} ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}merican {J}ournal of {C}linical {N}utrition},
  volume = {64},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {537--545},
  ISSN = {0002-9165},
  year = {1996},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010007526},
}