Newborn vitamin A dosing reduces the case fatality but not incidence of common childhood morbidities in South India

General Info

Geography

India (IND)

Tamil Nadu

Coverage type

Subnational

Time period covered

January, 1998 - December, 2001

Data type

Scientific literature

Keywords

Diarrheal diseases, Lower respiratory infections

Citation

Authors

Tielsch JM, Rahmathullah L, Thulasiraj RD, Katz J, Coles C, Sheeladevi S, John R, Prakash K

Journal

J Nutr

Pages

2470-4

Publication year

2007

Suggested citation

Tielsch JM, Rahmathullah L, Thulasiraj RD, Katz J, Coles C, Sheeladevi S, John R, Prakash K. Newborn vitamin A dosing reduces the case fatality but not incidence of common childhood morbidities in South India. J Nutr. 2007; 137(11): 2470-4.