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Childhood Vitamin A Capsule Supplementation Coverage in Nigeria: A Multilevel Analysis of Geographic and Socioeconomic Inequities

Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a huge public health burden among preschool-aged children in sub-Saharan Africa, and is associated with a high level of susceptibility to infectious diseases and pediatric blindness. We examined the Nigerian national vitamin A capsule (VAC) supplementation program, a sh...

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Autores principales: Aremu, Olatunde, Lawoko, Stephen, Dalal, Koustuv
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: TheScientificWorldJOURNAL 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5763688/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20890579
http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2010.188