Open AccessThe effect of vitamin A supplementation on the growth of preschool children in the Sudan.
Author(s) -
Wafaie W. Fawzi,
M G Herrera,
Walter C. Willett,
Penelope Nestel,
A el Amin,
K A Mohamed
Publication year - 1997
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.87.8.1359
Subject(s) - wasting , medicine , incidence (geometry) , pediatrics , vitamin , nutritional supplementation , malnutrition , poverty , population , environmental health , vitamin a deficiency , weight gain , demography , body weight , retinol , sociology , optics , economics , economic growth , physics
This study assessed the effect of vitamin A supplementation at 6-month intervals on child growth.