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The effect of at-birth vitamin A supplementation on differential leucocyte counts and in vitro cytok...

The effect of at-birth vitamin A supplementation on differential leucocyte counts and in vitro cytok...

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The effect of at-birth vitamin A supplementation on differential leucocyte counts and in vitro cytokine production: an immunological study nested within a randomised trial in Guinea-Bissau

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The effect of at-birth vitamin A supplementation on differential leucocyte counts and in vitro cytokine production: an immunological study nested within a randomised trial in Guinea-Bissau

Publisher

Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press

Journal title

British journal of nutrition, 2013-02, Vol.109 (3), p.467-477

Language

English

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Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press

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Contents

Vitamin A supplementation (VAS) at birth was not associated with improved survival in a randomised, placebo-controlled trial in Guinea-Bissau. However, a negative sex-differential effect, which became evident after diphtheria–tetanus–pertussis (DTP) vaccination, was noted; among girls who had received DTP, VAS at birth was associated with two-fold...

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The effect of at-birth vitamin A supplementation on differential leucocyte counts and in vitro cytokine production: an immunological study nested within a randomised trial in Guinea-Bissau

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1508421916

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1508421916

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ISSN

0007-1145

E-ISSN

1475-2662

DOI

10.1017/S0007114512001304

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