The effect of the national shortage of vitamin A on death or chronic lung disease in extremely low-birth-weight infants.

N Tolia, Veeral; Murthy, Karna; S McKinley, Pam; M Bennett, Monica; H Clark, Reese

doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.1353

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The effect of the national shortage of vitamin A on death or chronic lung disease in extremely low-birth-weight infants.

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Authors:

Veeral N Tolia

Karna Murthy

Pam S McKinley

Abstract

IMPORTANCE: Prophylactic vitamin A supplementation has been shown to reduce the incidence of chronic lung disease or death in extremely low-birth-weight infants. Beginning in 2010, a national shortage reduced the supply of vitamin A available. OBJECTIVE: To estimate the association between vitamin A...

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