Randomised trial to assess benefits and safety of vitamin A supplementation linked to immunisation in early infancy

Lancet

Volumn 352, Issue 9136, 1998, Pages 1257-1263

  Martines, J ^a   Arthur, P ^b   Bahl, R ^b   Bhan, M K ^b   Kirkwood, B R ^b   Moulton, L H ^b   Panny, M E ^b   Ram, M ^b   Underwood, B ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; RETINOL;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIPHTHERIA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASLES; MORBIDITY; MOTHER; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PERTUSSIS; PERU; POLIOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SKULL DEFECT; TETANUS;

EID: 0032541828     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(98)02487-8     Document Type: Article

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