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Vitamin A Supplementation Programs and Country-Level Evidence of Vitamin A Deficiency
Vitamin A supplementation (VAS) programs targeted at children aged 6–59 months are implemented in many countries. By improving immune function, vitamin A (VA) reduces mortality associated with measles, diarrhea, and other illnesses. There is currently a debate regarding the relevance of VAS, but ami...
Autores principales: | Wirth, James P., Petry, Nicolai, Tanumihardjo, Sherry A., Rogers, Lisa M., McLean, Erin, Greig, Alison, Garrett, Greg S., Klemm, Rolf D. W., Rohner, Fabian |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5372853/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28245571 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu9030190 |
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