Vitamin A supplementation in Indian children

The Lancet

Volumn 382, Issue 9892, 2013, Pages 593-

  Sloan, Nancy L ^a   Mitra, Satinda Nath ^b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Mitra and Associates   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINOL; DRUG DERIVATIVE; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT;

CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DEATH; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDIA; LETTER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; MALE; NOTE; RETINOL DEFICIENCY;

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

EID: 85047689256     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)61738-9     Document Type: Letter

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