Impact of supplementing newborn infants with vitamin A on early infant mortality: community based randomised trial in southern India.

Lakshmi, Rahmathullah,; James M, Tielsch,; R D, Thulasiraj,; Joanne, Katz,; Christian, Coles,; Sheela, Devi,; Rajeesh, John,; Karthik, Prakash,; A V, Sadanand,; N, Edwin,; C, Kamaraj,

doi:10.1136/bmj.327.7409.254

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Impact of supplementing newborn infants with vitamin A on early infant mortality: community based randomised trial in southern India.

Published in BMJ (Clinical research ed.) • Aug 2, 2003

Authors:

Rahmathullah, Lakshmi

Tielsch, James M

Thulasiraj, R D

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of supplementing newborn infants with vitamin A on mortality at age 6 months. DESIGN: Community based, randomised, double blind, placebo controlled trial. SETTING: Two rural districts of Tamil Nadu, southern India. PARTICIPANTS: 11 619 newborn infants allocated 24 000...

Subject

Community Health Services

Dietary Supplements

Double-Blind Method

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