title: Time to stop giving indiscriminate massive doses of synthetic vitamin A to Indian children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Nutrition All India Institute of Medical Sciences Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India. umeshkapil@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Umesh
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kapil
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014802:Vitamin A Deficiency / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D014801:Vitamin A