Vitamin A supplementation fails to reduce incidence of acute respiratory illness and diarrhea in preschool-age Indonesian children

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 434-442

  Dibley, Michael J ^a,d   Sadjimin, Tonny ^c   Kjolhede, Chris L ^a   Moulton, Lawrence H ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^c GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^d Clin Epidemiol and Biostatist U   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

acute respiratory illness; diarrheal diseases; preschool children; vitamin A deficiency; vitamin A supplementation

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; INDONESIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; TREATMENT FAILURE; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0030041945     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/126.2.434     Document Type: Article

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