Vitamin A supplementation in children with recurrent respiratory infections

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 771-775

  Ranjini, E Kala ^a   Cherian, Thomas ^a,b   Balasubramaniam, K A ^b   Raghupathy, P ^a  

^a Wellcome Trust Research Laboratory   (India)

^b CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; RECURRENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0034922658     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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