Evaluation of the implementation of the vitamin A supplementation programme in the Boland/Overberg region of the Western Cape Province

South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 126-132

  du Plessis, L M ^a   Najaar, B ^a   Koornhof, H E ^a   Labadarios, D ^a   Petersen, L ^a   Hendricks, M ^b   Kidd, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SAMPLING; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 39649095373     PISSN: 16070658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2007.11734139     Document Type: Article

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