Evaluation of the effectiveness of the national vitamin A supplementation programme among school children in Sri Lanka

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 153-159

  Madatuwa, Thennakoon M J C ^a   Mahawithanage, Sanath T C ^b   Chandrika, Udumalagala G ^c   Jansz, Errol R ^c   Wickremasinghe, Ananda R ^d  

^a Health Services Office   (Sri Lanka)

^b WAYAMBA UNIVERSITY OF SRI LANKA   (Sri Lanka)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA   (Sri Lanka)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Oral megadose; School children; Sri Lanka; Vitamin A concentrations; Vitamin A supplementation

Indexed keywords

RETINOL; VITAMIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NIGHT BLINDNESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SRI LANKA; TREATMENT DURATION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; BLOOD; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOLLOW UP; MORBIDITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MORBIDITY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; SRI LANKA; STATE MEDICINE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY; VITAMINS;

EID: 33847102305     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114507191923     Document Type: Article

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