Effect of vitamin A supplementation on measles vaccination in nine-month-old infants

Public Health

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 245-247

  Semba, R D ^a   Akib, A ^b   Beeler, J ^c   Munasir, Z ^b   Permaesih, D ^d   Muherdiyantiningsih, ^d   Komala, ^d   Martuti, S ^d   Muhilal, ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

^c CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Indonesia; Measles; Retinol; Vaccination; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

MEASLES ANTIBODY; MEASLES VACCINE; RETINOL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INDONESIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; SEROCONVERSION;

EID: 0030762712     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3506(97)00042-5     Document Type: Article

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