Vitamin A supplementation of women postpartum and of their infants at immunization alters breast milk retinol and infant vitamin A status

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 132, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 3243-3248

  Bahl, Rajiv ^a   Bhandari, Nita ^a   Wahed, Mohammed A ^a   Kumar, Geeta T ^a   Bhan, Maharaj K ^a   Arthur, P ^a   Kirkwood, B R ^a   Morris, S ^a   Etego, S A ^a   Zandoh, C ^a   Boahen, O ^a   Penny, M E ^a   Lanata, C F ^a   Butron, B ^a   Huapaya, A R ^a   Rivera, K B ^a   Wahed, M A ^a   Moulton, L H ^a   Ram, M ^a   Kjolhede, C L ^a   Propper, L ^a   Martines, J ^a   Underwood, B ^a   more..

^a Kintampo Health Research Center   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Breast milk retinol; Human infants; Serum retinol; Vitamin A supplementation

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; PLACEBO; RETINOL PALMITATE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INDIA; LACTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERU; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 18644375900     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/132.11.3243     Document Type: Article

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