Child morbidity and mortality following vitamin A supplementation in Ghana: time since dosing, number of doses, and time of year.
Author(s) -
David A. Ross,
Betty Kirkwood,
Fred Binka,
Paul Arthur,
Nicola Dollimore,
Saul S. Morris,
Rosie Shier,
John O. Gyapong,
Peter G. Smith
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.85.9.1246
Subject(s) - medicine , dosing , placebo , incidence (geometry) , population , pediatrics , confidence interval , diarrhea , vitamin , randomized controlled trial , environmental health , physics , alternative medicine , pathology , optics
The impact of large-dose vitamin A supplementation given at intervals of 4 months on child mortality and morbidity was examined according to the time interval since dosing, number of doses received previously, and time of year.
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