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Micronutrient Deficiencies Are Associated with Impaired Immune Response and Higher Burden of Respiratory Infections in Elderly Ecuadorians

Year: 2008

Type: article

Study design: Observational Study

Source: Journal of Nutrition

DOI: 10.3945/jn.108.095091

Authors: Davidson H. Hamer, Fernando Sempértegui, Bertha Estrella, Katherine L. Tucker, Alicia Rodríguez, Josefina Egas, Gerard E. Dallal, Jacob Selhub, Jeffrey K. Griffiths, Simin Nikbin Meydani

Institutions: Boston University, Tufts University, Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador

Language: English

Topic: Nutrition and Health in Aging

Subfield: Physiology (medical)

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Zero hunger

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging, Fogarty International Center, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Awards: G1190045524, Nutrition, Immunity &Health Status of Elderly Ecuadora*, VITAMIN A/ZINC - PREVENTION OF PNEUMONIA (VAZPOP) STUDY, Aging Vitamin E, and Immune Function in Aged, NUTRITION RESEARCH FOR HEALTH AGING AND PREVENTION OF CHRONIC DISEASE, G8961963492, G901414117

OpenAlex ID: W2155826652

FWCI: 4.26

Cites: 37

Cited by: 81

Related to: 10