The benefits and concerns related to vitamin A supplementation

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 193, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 756-759

  Fawzi, Wafaie W ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CCR5; PLACEBO; RETINOL; RHODOPSIN; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT MORTALITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; XEROPHTHALMIA;

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN A;

EID: 33644880488     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/500369     Document Type: Editorial

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