Evidence of the impact of vitamin A supplementation on maternal and child health;Evidências do impacto da suplementação de vitamina A no grupo materno-infantil

Cadernos de Saude Publica

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2565-2575

  De Oliveira, Julicristie Machado ^a   Rondó, Patrícia Helen De Carvalho ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Maternal and child health; Meta analysis publication type ; Vitamin A; Vitamin A deficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 36148960892     PISSN: 0102311X     EISSN: 16784464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2007001100004     Document Type: Review

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