title: Commentary: Vitamin A policies need rethinking.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA, UNICEF, New York, NY, USA and Cornell University, Ithaca, NewYork, NY, USA kwest1@jhu.edu.
authors.forename: Keith P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: West
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA, UNICEF, New York, NY, USA and Cornell University, Ithaca, NewYork, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Alfred
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sommer
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA, UNICEF, New York, NY, USA and Cornell University, Ithaca, NewYork, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA, UNICEF, New York, NY, USA and Cornell University, Ithaca, NewYork, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schultink
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA, UNICEF, New York, NY, USA and Cornell University, Ithaca, NewYork, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Habicht
mesh_terms: D046688:Child Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014802:Vitamin A Deficiency / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D014801:Vitamin A