The role of expanded coverage of the national vitamin A program in preventing morbidity and mortality among preschool children in India

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Semba, Richard D ^a   De Pee, Saskia ^b   Sun, Kai ^a   Bloem, Martin W ^b   Raju, V K ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b World Food Programme   (Italy)

^c Eye Foundation of America   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MORBIDITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; RISK FACTOR; STUNTING SYNDROME; UNDERWEIGHT; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOOD; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; POVERTY; THINNESS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 73649123140     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.109.110700     Document Type: Conference Paper

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