Vitamin A supplementation and childhood morbidity from diarrhea, fever, respiratory problems and anemia in sub-Saharan Africa
Samson Gebremedhin School of Public and Environmental Health, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia Background: Systematic reviews consistently indicated that vitamin A supplementation (VAS) (100,000–200,000 international unit [IU] semiannually) to children aged 6–59 mon...
Main Author: | Gebremedhin S |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2017-07-01
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Series: | Nutrition and Dietary Supplements |
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Online Access: | https://www.dovepress.com/vitamin-a-supplementation-and-childhood-morbidity-from-diarrhea-fever--peer-reviewed-article-NDS |
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