The effects of maternal and infant vitamin A supplementation on vitamin A status: A randomised trial in Kenya

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 422-430

  Ayah, R A ^a,b   Mwaniki, D L ^a   Magnussen, P ^c   Tedstone, A E ^b   Marshall, T ^b   Alusala, D ^d   Luoba, A ^d   Kaestel, P ^e   Michaelsen, K F ^e   Friis, H ^e  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

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

^c DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Breast milk; Kenya; Post partum; Supplementation; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; RETINOL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG MILK LEVEL; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; INFANT; KENYA; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FERRITINS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KENYA; MIDDLE AGED; MILK, HUMAN; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; VITAMIN A; VITAMINS;

EID: 34447640528     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114507705019     Document Type: Article

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