Vitamin A and respiratory syncytial virus infection: Serum levels and supplementation trial

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-30

  Quinlan, Kyran P ^a   Hayani, Karen C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0030070075     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1996.02170260029004     Document Type: Article

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