Vitamin A for preventing acute lower respiratory tract infections in children up to seven years of age

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Chen, H ^b   Zhuo, Q ^b   Yuan, W ^b   Wang, J ^b   Wu, Taixiang ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; PLACEBO; RETINOL; RETINOL ESTER;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 44949123621     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006090.pub2     Document Type: Review

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