Enhancement in seroconversion to measles vaccine with simultaneous administration of vitamin A in 9-months-old Indian infants

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 503-509

  Bhaskaram, P ^a   Rao, K Visweswara ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (India)

Author keywords

Child survival; EZ strain; Measles vaccine; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE; RETINOL;

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; MEASLES VIRUS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; SEROCONVERSION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SURVIVAL RATE; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0030838043     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02737757     Document Type: Article

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