Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
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Multicenter Study
Vitamin A supplementation and health outcomes for children in Nepal.
To compare vitamin A supplementation status of children age 6-60 months to the prevalence of vitamin A deficiency disease, malnutrition, diarrhea, and acute respiratory infection. ⋯ Supplementation with vitamin A is necessary twice a year. Children who received a vitamin A capsule only one time were not as protected as were those children who received vitamin A as a regular twice yearly scheduled dose.