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Effect of vitamin A supplementation in women of reproductive age on cause-specific early and late infant mortality in rural Ghana: ObaapaVitA double-blind, cluster-randomised, placebo-controlled trial

OBJECTIVES: To assess the effect of vitamin A supplementation in women of reproductive age in Ghana on cause- and age-specific infant mortality. In addition, because of recently published studies from Guinea Bissau, effects on infant mortality by sex and season were assessed. DESIGN: Double-blind, c...

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Autores principales:	Edmond, Karen, Hurt, Lisa, Fenty, Justin, Amenga-Etego, Seeba, Zandoh, Charles, Hurt, Chris, Danso, Samuel, Tawiah, Charlotte, Hill, Zelee, ten Asbroek, Augustinus H A, Owusu-Agyei, Seth, Campbell, Oona, Kirkwood, Betty R
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BMJ Group 2012
Materias:	Paediatrics
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3330261/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22218721 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000658

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