Open AccessMaternal postpartum vitamin A supplementation for the prevention of mortality and morbidity in infancy: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials
Author(s) -
Siddhartha Gogia,
Harshpal Singh Sachdev
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyq080
Subject(s) - medicine , randomized controlled trial , vitamin , vitamin a deficiency , breast feeding , pediatrics , breast milk , breastfeeding , obstetrics , retinol , biochemistry , chemistry
Maternal postpartum vitamin A supplementation (VAS) provides an opportunity to improve vitamin A nutriture of breast fed infants in developing countries and can possibly prevent infant mortality and morbidity attributable to vitamin A deficiency.
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