Efficacy of a High-Dose in Addition to Daily Low-Dose Vitamin A in Children Suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition with Other Illnesses

BACKGROUND: Efficacy of high-dose vitamin A (VA) in children suffering from severe acute malnutrition (SAM) has recently been questioned. This study compared the efficacy of a single high-dose (200,000 IU) in addition to daily low-dose (5000 IU) VA in the management of children suffering from SAM wi...

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Main Authors: Sattar, Samima, Ahmed, Tahmeed, Rasul, Choudhury Habibur, Saha, Debasish, Salam, Mohammed Abdus, Hossain, Md Iqbal
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3314008/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22479361
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033112
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