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.

• 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
• Acceso en línea: 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; Proteína
• Rights: openAccess
• License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/