Vitamin A supplementation reduces measles morbidity in young African children: A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 1991, Pages 890-895

  Coutsoudis, Anna ^a   Broughton, Michael ^a   Coovadia, Hoosen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Measles; Morbidity; Vitamin A supplementation

Indexed keywords

HERPES;

RETINOL;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASLES; MORBIDITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DIARRHEA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMAN; INFANT; MEASLES; MORBIDITY; PLACEBOS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SOUTH AFRICA; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; VITAMIN A;

EID: 0025935537     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/54.5.890     Document Type: Article

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