Postnatal vitamin A supplementation in developing countries: An intervention whose time has come?

Pediatrics

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 180-181

  Abrams, Steven A ^a   Hilmers, David C ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINOL; VACCINE; VITAMIN;

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MEASLES; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NOTE; PERINATAL PERIOD; POSTNATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; VACCINATION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; BANGLADESH; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; INFANT MORTALITY;

BANGLADESH; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; VITAMIN A; VITAMINS;

EID: 48249088496     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-0455     Document Type: Note

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