Response to: J Mason et al. Vitamin a policies need rethinking

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 366-367

  Benn, Christine S ^a   Fisker, Ane B ^a   Aaby, Peter A ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

DRUG MEGADOSE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LETTER; LOW DRUG DOSE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETINOL DEFICIENCY; VACCINATION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; TRENDS; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

CHILD MORTALITY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84924546556     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyu279     Document Type: Letter

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