An enigma: why vitamin A supplementation does not always reduce mortality even though vitamin A deficiency is associated with increased mortality

Background: Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is associated with increased mortality. To prevent VAD, WHO recommends high-dose vitamin A supplementation (VAS) every 4–6 months for children aged between 6 months and 5 years of age in countries at risk of VAD. The policy is based on randomized clinical trial...

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Autores principales: Benn, Christine S, Aaby, Peter, Arts, Rob JW, Jensen, Kristoffer J, Netea, Mihai G, Fisker, Ane B
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2015
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Early Life Exposures
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4521135/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26142161
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyv117

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4521135/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26142161
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyv117

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