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