Mortality of infants <6 mo of age supplemented with vitamin A: A randomized, double-masked trial in Nepal

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 143-148

  West Jr , Keith P ^a   Katz, Joanne ^b   Shrestha, Sharada Ram ^b   LeClerq, Steven C ^b   Khatry, Subarna K ^b   Pradhan, Elizabeth K ^b   Adhikari, Ramesh ^b   Wu, Lee Shu Fune ^b   Pokhrel, Ram Prasad ^b   Sommer, Alfred ^b   Chataut, B D ^b   Pandey, M R ^b   Calder, D ^b   Gmunder, J ^b   Humphrey, J ^b   Tielsch, J ^b   Taylor, H ^b   Piet, D ^b   Canner, J ^b   Achariya, N N ^b   Mandal, D N ^b   Sakya, T R ^b   Shrestha, B B ^b   Shrestha, R K ^b   more..

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

infant mortality; intolerance; supplementation; verbal autopsy; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; PLACEBO; RETINOL;

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG FORMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NEPAL; NEWBORN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029025853     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/62.1.143     Document Type: Article

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