The impact of different doses of vitamin A supplementation on male and female mortality. A randomised trial from Guinea-Bissau

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Vitamin A supplementation (VAS) given to children between 6 months and 5 years of age is known to reduce mortality in low-income countries. We have previously observed that girls benefit more from a lower dose of VAS than the one rec...

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Main Authors: Diness Birgitte R, Martins Cesario, Benn Christine S, Yakymenko Dorthe, Fisker Ane B, Rodrigues Amabelia, Aaby Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-09-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2431/11/77