We Need Studies of the Mortality Effect of Vitamin A Supplementation, Not Surveys of Vitamin A Deficiency
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Benn, C.S. We Need Studies of the Mortality Effect of Vitamin A Supplementation, Not Surveys of Vitamin A Deficiency. Nutrients 2017, 9, 280. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9030280
Benn CS. We Need Studies of the Mortality Effect of Vitamin A Supplementation, Not Surveys of Vitamin A Deficiency. Nutrients. 2017; 9(3):280. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9030280
Chicago/Turabian StyleBenn, Christine Stabell. 2017. "We Need Studies of the Mortality Effect of Vitamin A Supplementation, Not Surveys of Vitamin A Deficiency" Nutrients 9, no. 3: 280. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9030280