Newborn vitamin A reduces infant mortality
Monday, July 7, 2008 - 02:07
in Health & Medicine
A single, oral dose of vitamin A, given to infants shortly after birth in the developing world can reduce their risk of death by 15 percent, according to a study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The study is published in the July 2008 edition of the journal Pediatrics.
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