Major reduction of malaria morbidity with combined vitamin A and zinc supplementation in young children in Burkina Faso: a randomized double blind trial

BACKGROUND: Vitamin A and zinc are crucial for normal immune function, and may play a synergistic role for reducing the risk of infection including malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum. METHODS: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of a single dose of 200 000 IU of vitamin A with...

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Autores principales: Zeba, Augustin N, Sorgho, Hermann, Rouamba, Noël, Zongo, Issiaka, Rouamba, Jeremie, Guiguemdé, Robert T, Hamer, Davidson H, Mokhtar, Najat, Ouedraogo, Jean-Bosco
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2254644/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18237394
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2891-7-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2254644/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18237394
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2891-7-7

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