Randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial of the effect of a single high dose or daily low doses of vitamin A on the morbidity of hospitalized, malnourished children

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1254-1260

  Donnen, Philippe ^a   Dramaix, Michèle ^b   Brasseur, Daniel ^b   Bitwe, Richard ^b   Vertongen, Françoise ^b   Hennart, Philippe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Democratic Republic of Congo; Hospital morbidity; Malnutrition; Nosocomial diarrhea; Preschool age children; Protein energy malnutrition; Vitamin A deficiency; Vitamin A supplementation

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; RETINOL PALMITATE;

ARTICLE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0031772411     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/68.6.1254     Document Type: Article

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