Impact of vitamin A supplementation on infant and childhood mortality

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Vitamin A is important for the integrity and regeneration of respiratory and gastrointestinal epithelia and is involved in regulating human immune function. It has been shown previously that vitamin A has a preventive effect on all...

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Main Authors: Black Robert E, Haider Batool A, Sudfeld Christopher, Yakoob Mohammad Yawar, Imdad Aamer, Bhutta Zulfiqar A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-04-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/S3/S20