Vitamin A supplementation and maternal mortality

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Anthony Costello et al. Lancet. 2010.

. 2010 May 15;375(9727):1675-7.

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60443-6. Epub 2010 May 7.

¹ UCL Institute for Global Health, University College London, London WC1N 1EH, UK. a.costello@ich.ucl.ac.uk

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Effect of vitamin A supplementation in women of reproductive age on maternal survival in Ghana (ObaapaVitA): a cluster-randomised, placebo-controlled trial.
Kirkwood BR, Hurt L, Amenga-Etego S, Tawiah C, Zandoh C, Danso S, Hurt C, Edmond K, Hill Z, Ten Asbroek G, Fenty J, Owusu-Agyei S, Campbell O, Arthur P; ObaapaVitA Trial Team. Kirkwood BR, et al. Lancet. 2010 May 8;375(9726):1640-9. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60311-X. Lancet. 2010. PMID: 20435345 Clinical Trial.

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