The impact of vitamin A supplementation on physical growth of children is dependent on season

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 26-29

  Bahl, R ^a   Bhandari, N ^a   Taneja, S ^a   Bhan, M K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Children; Physical growth; Supplementation; Vitamin a

Indexed keywords

ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; RETINOL;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDIA; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

SLUM;

EID: 0031029012     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600352     Document Type: Article

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