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A vicious turn to the saga of vitamin A deficiency in India

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  1. Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research, New Delhi, India

    H. S. Sachdev

  2. National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Hyderabad, India

    G. B. Reddy, R. Pullakhandam & H. Rajkumar

  3. St. John’s Medical College, Bengaluru, India

    S. Ghosh & A. V. Kurpad

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Sachdev, H.S., Reddy, G.B., Pullakhandam, R. et al. A vicious turn to the saga of vitamin A deficiency in India. Eur J Clin Nutr 78, 360–361 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41430-023-01389-2

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