About the Authors
- Alamgir Kabir
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* E-mail: alamgir.kabir@icddrb.org
Affiliations Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Rebecca D. Merrill
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Affiliation Center for Human Nutrition, Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Abu Ahmed Shamim
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Affiliation The JiVitA Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition Research Project, Gaibandha, Bangladesh
- Rolf D. W. Klemn
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Affiliation Center for Human Nutrition, Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Alain B. Labrique
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Affiliation Center for Human Nutrition, Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Parul Christian
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Affiliation Center for Human Nutrition, Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Keith P. West Jr
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Affiliation Center for Human Nutrition, Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Mohammed Nasser
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Affiliation Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Competing Interests
The authors can state that, in spite of the partial funding from a commercial source (Nutrilite Health Institute), this does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: AK MN. Performed the experiments: AK MN RDM KPW. Analyzed the data: AK MN. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AK MN RDM KPW PC RDWK ABL AAS. Wrote the paper: AK MN RDM KPW. Study concept and design: KPW PC RDWK. Acquisition of data: ABL AAS PC. Drafting of the manuscript: AK. Analysis and interpretation of data: AK MN RDM KPW.