Was the "anti-infective" vitamin misnamed?
Meta-analyses on 6 of 12 studies of the effect of improvement of the vitamin A status of deficient children living in poverty and social and biological deprivation conclude that mortality reduction can be expected. The demonstrated effects on incidence, prevalence and severity of specific morbidities under these conditions have been variable.
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Nutrition Unit, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D006205:Haiti / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D009017:Morbidity; D011203:Poverty; D015995:Prevalence; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014802:Vitamin A Deficiency / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality
D014801:Vitamin A