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Massive dose vitamin A programme in India--need for a targeted approach.
Kapil U, Sachdev HP. Kapil U, et al. Indian J Med Res. 2013 Sep;138(3):411-7. Indian J Med Res. 2013. PMID: 24135191 Free PMC article.
Need to revisit vitamin A supplementation programme in India.
Raman JK, Chaudhery DN. Raman JK, et al. Indian J Med Res. 2014 Feb;139(2):323-4. Indian J Med Res. 2014. PMID: 24718411 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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