Vitamin A-first dose supplement coverage evaluation amongst children aged 12-23 months residing in slums of Delhi, India

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 299-303

  Sachdeva, Sandeep ^a,c   Datta, Utsuk ^b  

^a GOVERNMENT OF INDIA   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE   (India)

^c NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Immunization and evaluation; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; POVERTY AREAS; URBAN POPULATION; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 68249142806     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 19983689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.53056     Document Type: Article

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