Vitamin A programme in Assam probably caused hysteria [10]

British Medical Journal

Volumn 324, Issue 7340, 2002, Pages 791-

  West Jr , Keith P ^a   Somer, Alfred ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYSTERIA; INDIA; LETTER; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; VOMITING;

CHILD; HUMANS; HYSTERIA; INDIA; MORTALITY; OVERDOSE; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0037196940     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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1. BMJ.com news roundup. Deaths trigger fresh controversy over vitamin A programme in India
2. Tolerance of preschoolers to two dosage strengths of vitamin A preparation
3. Safety of one 52-mumol (50,000 IU) oral dose of vitamin A administered to neonates