Vitamin A supplements and diarrheal and respiratory tract infections among children in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 137, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 660-667

  Fawzi, Wafaie W ^a,b,c   Mbise, Roger ^a,b,c   Spiegelman, Donna ^a,b,c   Fataki, Maulidi ^a,b,c   Hertzmark, Ellen ^a,b,c   Ndossi, Godwin ^a,b,c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^c Tanzania Food Nutr Centre (TFNC)   (Tanzania)

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EID: 0033749817     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpd.2000.110136     Document Type: Article

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