Maternal postpartum vitamin A supplementation for the prevention of mortality and morbidity in infancy: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1217-1226

  Gogia, Siddhartha ^a   Sachdev, Harshpal S ^b  

^a Max Hospital   (India)

^b SITARAM BHARTIA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Infant; Meta analysis; Postpartum; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

BLINDNESS; DATABASE; DEVELOPING WORLD; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; INFANT MORTALITY; LACTATION; MATERNAL HEALTH; META-ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; VITAMIN;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL CARE; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NIGHT BLINDNESS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CAUSALITY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; NIGHT BLINDNESS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; VITAMIN A; VITAMINS;

EID: 78149246055     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyq080     Document Type: Review

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