Effect of vitamin A supplementation on maternal survival

The Lancet

Volumn 376, Issue 9744, 2010, Pages 873-874

  West Jr , Keith P ^a   Christian, Parul ^a   Katz, Joanne ^a   Labrique, Alain ^a   Klemm, Rolf ^a   Sommer, Alfred ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; RETINOL; VITAMIN;

BANGLADESH; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MORTALITY; NEPAL; NIGHT BLINDNESS; PREGNANCY; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

BANGLADESH; BETA CAROTENE; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NEPAL; NIGHT BLINDNESS; PREGNANCY; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY; VITAMINS;

EID: 77956583685     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61411-0     Document Type: Letter

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