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Effect of receiving a weekly dose of vitamin A equivalent to the recommended dietary allowances among pre school children on mortality in South India

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    Laxmi Rahmathullah

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Rahmathullah, L. Effect of receiving a weekly dose of vitamin A equivalent to the recommended dietary allowances among pre school children on mortality in South India. Indian J Pediatr 58, 837–847 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02825447

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