Impact of vitamin A supplementation on infant and childhood mortality

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Authors

Aamer Imdad · Aga Khan University

Mohammad Yawar Yakoob · Aga Khan University

Christopher R. Sudfeld · Johns Hopkins University

Batool A Haider · Aga Khan University

Robert E. Black · Johns Hopkins University

Zulfiqar A Bhutta · Aga Khan University

Abstract

Preventive vitamin A supplementation reduces all-cause and diarrhea specific mortality in children 6-59 months of age in community settings in developing countries.

Topics & Keywords

Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Child Nutrition and Water Access Birth, Development, and Health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Public Health

Volume 11, Issue S3, pp. S20-S20

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-s3-s20

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