Vitamin A supplementation of young infants

Lancet

Volumn 356, Issue 9227, 2000, Pages 422-424

  Humphrey, Jean H ^a   Rice, Amy L ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; INFANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0343061048     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02541-1     Document Type: Note

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