Effect of early vitamin A supplementation on cell-mediated immunity in infants younger than 6 mo

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 144-148

  Rahman, Mohammad M ^b   Mahalanabis, Dilip ^b   Alvarez, Jose O ^a   Wahed, Mohammad A ^b   Islam, Mohammad A ^b   Habte, Demissie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

cell mediated immunity; infants; nutrition; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; PLACEBO; RETINOL;

ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN TEST; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0031036312     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/65.1.144     Document Type: Article

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