Vitamin A supplementation every 6 months with retinol in 1 million pre-school children in north India: DEVTA, a cluster-randomised trial

General Info

Geography

India (IND)

Uttar Pradesh

Time period covered

January, 1999 - December, 2005

Data type

Scientific literature: Verbal autopsy

Keywords

Mortality, Verbal autopsy, Vitamin A deficiency

Citation

Authors

Awasthi S, Peto R, Read S, Clark S, Pande V, Bundy D, DEVTA (Deworming and Enhanced Vitamin A) team

Journal

Lancet

Pages

1469-77

Publication year

2013

Suggested citation

Awasthi S, Peto R, Read S, Clark S, Pande V, Bundy D, DEVTA (Deworming and Enhanced Vitamin A) team. Vitamin A supplementation every 6 months with retinol in 1 million pre-school children in north India: DEVTA, a cluster-randomised trial. Lancet. 2013; 381(9876): 1469-77.