Trends and mortality effects of vitamin A deficiency in children in 138 low-income and middle-income countries between 1991 and 2013: A pooled analysis of population-based surveys

Background Vitamin A defi ciency is a risk factor for blindness and for mortality from measles and diarrhoea in children aged 6–59 months. We aimed to estimate trends in the prevalence of vitamin A defi ciency between 1991 and 2013 and its mortality burden in low-income and middle-income countries....

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Autores:

Li, Guangquan
Danaei, Goodarz
Rogers, Lisa M.
De-Regil, Luz María Aria
Lu, Yuan
Hennocq, Quentin
Bennett, James E.
Stevens, Gretchen Anna
Guerrero, Ramiro
Finucane, Mariel M.
Flaxman, Seth R.
Ezzati, Majid
Fawzi, Wafaie W.
Then-Paulino, Amarilis
Bhutta, Zulfiqar Ahmed
Oehrle, Sean Patrick
Black, Robert Robert E.
White, Richard A.

Tipo de recurso:

Article of investigation

Fecha de publicación:

2015

Institución:

Universidad ICESI

Repositorio:

Repositorio ICESI

Idioma:

eng

OAI Identifier:

oai:repository.icesi.edu.co:10906/82695

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https://nebulosa.icesi.edu.co:2180/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84951754558&origin=resultslist&sort=plf-f&src=s&st1=Trends+and+mortality+effects+of+vitamin+A+deficiency+in+children+in+138+low-income+and+middle-income+countries+between+1991+and+2013%3a+a+pooled+analysis+of+population-based+surveys&st2=&sid=8dbdf20071489eda7b701f97eb78deb4&sot=b&sdt=b&sl=194&s=TITLE-ABS-KEY%28Trends+and+mortality+effects+of+vitamin+A+deficiency+in+children+in+138+low-income+and+middle-income+countries+between+1991+and+2013%3a+a+pooled+analysis+of+population-based+surveys%29&relpos=0&citeCnt=49&searchTerm=
http://repository.icesi.edu.co/biblioteca_digital/handle/10906/82695
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(15)00039-X

Palabra clave:

Ciencias socio biomédicas
Medical sciences
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/