Vitamin A supplementation in Indian children

The Lancet

Volumn 382, Issue 9892, 2013, Pages 591-

  Sommer, Alfred ^a   West Jr , Keith P ^a   Martorell, Reynaldo ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINOL; DRUG DERIVATIVE; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT;

CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; FAMILY HEALTH; FOLLOW UP; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDIAN; LETTER; META ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SELF REPORT; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; MALE; NOTE; RETINOL DEFICIENCY;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84882253171     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)60645-5     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

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4. Sommer A, West KP Jr. Vitamin A deficiency: health, survival and vision. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996: 19-61.