Phasing out of the Universal Mega Dose of Vitamin-A Prophylaxis to Avoid Toxicity
Childhood blindness due to corneal ulceration was prevalent among poor Indian children. To tackle this situation, the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Hyderabad, India, Vitamin-A (Vit-A) prophylaxis programme was launched nationally in 1970 after field testing. Research of Indian Council for M...
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AIMS Press
2017-01-01
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| Series: | AIMS Public Health |
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| Online Access: | http://www.aimspress.com/aimsph/article/1225/fulltext.html |