Effect of vitamin A supplementation on the growth of young children in northern Ghana

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 773-781

  Kirkwood, Betty R ^a   Ross, David A ^b   Arthur, Paul ^b   Morris, Saul S ^b   Dollimore, Nicola ^b   Binka, Fred N ^b   Shier, Rosie P ^b   Gyapong, John O ^b   Addy, Hutton A ^b   Smith, Peter G ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

anthropometric status; growth; randomized controlled trial; supplementation; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; RETINOL;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; GHANA; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 15844388935     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/63.5.773     Document Type: Article

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