Inequitable coverage of vitamin A supplementation in Nigeria and implications for childhood blindness
Abstract Background Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is of major public health significance; it is a risk factor for childhood deaths from diarrhoea and measles in low and middle-income countries and an important cause of preventable childhood blindness in low income countries. Vitamin A supplementation (...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-03-01
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| Series: | BMC Public Health |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-6413-1 |