Effect of weekly vitamin D supplements on mortality, morbidity, and growth of low birthweight term infants in India up to age 6 months: Randomised controlled trial

BMJ

Volumn 342, Issue 7810, 2011, Pages

  Kumar, Geeta Trilok ^a   Sachdev, Harshpal Singh ^b   Chellani, Harish ^c   Rehman, Andrea M ^d   Singh, Vini ^a   Arora, Harsh ^a   Filteau, Suzanne ^d  

^a F 4 Haus Khas Enclave ^*  (India)

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

^c SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFACALCIDOL; COLECALCIFEROL; PLACEBO; VITAMIN D;

ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BONE GROWTH; CHILD DEATH; CHILD GROWTH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STUNTING; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; VITAMIN D;

EID: 84859004306     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d2975     Document Type: Article

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