Trends and mortality effects of vitamin A deficiency in children in 138 low-income and middle-income countries between 1991 and 2013: A pooled analysis of population-based surveys
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2015-09-01
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Background Vitamin A defi ciency is a risk factor for blindness and for mortality from measles and diarrhoea in children aged 6–59 months. We aimed to estimate trends in the prevalence of vitamin A defi ciency between 1991 and 2013 and its mortality burden in low-income and middle-income countries.
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Ciencias socio biomédicas, Medical sciences, Proteína
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(15)00039-X
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2214109X