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Controversies Continue: Universal Supplementation of Megadose of Vitamin A to Young Children in India

The universal megadose of vitamin A (MDVA) supplementation program was started in the year 1970. The program is presently in continuation for the prevention of nutritional blindness and possibly reduction in under-five mortality rate (U5MR). Presently, blindness due to vitamin A deficiency (VAD) has...

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Autores principales: Sareen, Neha, Kapil, Umesh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4799646/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27051081
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-0218.177515