Breast-feeding status alters the effect of vitamin A treatment during acute diarrhea in children

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 59-63

  Bhandari, Nita ^a   Bahl, Rajiv ^a   Sazawal, Sunil ^a   Bhan, Maharaj K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

acute diarrhea; breast feeding; children; severity; vitamin A

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; RETINOL;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0031022654     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/127.1.59     Document Type: Article

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