Vitamin A supplements and mortality related to measles: A randomised clinical trial

British Medical Journal (Clinical research ed.)

Volumn 294, Issue 6567, 1987, Pages 294-296

  Barclay, Andrew J G ^a   Foster, Allen ^a   Sommer, Alfred ^b  

^a Mvumi Hospital   (Tanzania)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG THERAPY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARASMUS; MEASLES; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPY; VIRUS INFECTION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMAN; INFANT; MEASLES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; TANZANIA; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0023143280     PISSN: 02670623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.294.6567.294     Document Type: Article

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