1998
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Salud Pública de México
Usha Ramakrishnan et al., « The role of vitamin A in reducing child mortality and morbidity and improving growth », Salud Pública de México, ID : 10670/1.26zlza
"This is an update of knowledge on the role of the vitamin Astatus in determining child mortality, morbidity and growth.Recent information confirms the earlier conclusion ofBeaton et al. that a 23% reduction in young child mortalityresults following improvements in the vitamin A status. Studiesshow that the mortality effect is primarily due to reductionsin deaths due to acute gastroenteritis and measles butnot acute respiratory infections (ARI) and malaria. Whileimprovement of the vitamin A status enhances the survivalof older preschool children, it remains unclear whether itbenefits infants (i.e.