The impact of different doses of vitamin A supplementation on male and female mortality. A randomised trial from Guinea-Bissau

• Main Authors: Diness Birgitte R (Author), Martins Cesario (Author), Benn Christine S (Author), Yakymenko Dorthe (Author), Fisker Ane B (Author), Rodrigues Amabelia (Author), Aaby Peter (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Vitamin A supplementation (VAS) given to children between 6 months and 5 years of age is known to reduce mortality in low-income countries. We have previously observed that girls benefit more from a lower dose of VAS than the one rec...