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Routine vitamin A supplementation for the prevention of blindness due to measles infection in children

  1. Segun Bello1,*,
  2. Martin M Meremikwu2,
  3. Regina I Ejemot-Nwadiaro3,
  4. Olabisi Oduwole4

Editorial Group: Cochrane Acute Respiratory Infections Group

Published Online: 13 APR 2011

Assessed as up-to-date: 30 JAN 2011

DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007719.pub2

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Bello S, Meremikwu MM, Ejemot-Nwadiaro RI, Oduwole O. Routine vitamin A supplementation for the prevention of blindness due to measles infection in children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD007719. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007719.pub2.

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  1. 1

    University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Department of Community Medicine, Calabar, Nigeria

  2. 2

    University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Department of Paediatrics, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria

  3. 3

    University of Calabar, Department of Public Health, College of Medical Sciences, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria

  4. 4

    University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, EHCARP, Institute of Tropical Diseases Research and Prevention, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria

*Segun Bello, Department of Community Medicine, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria. drsegunbello@yahoo.com.

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  1. Publication Status: New
  2. Published Online: 13 APR 2011

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References

References to studies included in this review

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  2. References to studies excluded from this review
  3. Additional references
Coutsoudis 1991 {published data only}
  • Coutsoudis A, Broughton M, Coovadia HM. Vitamin A supplementation reduces measles morbidity in young African children: a randomized placebo-controlled, double-blind trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1991;54:890-5.
  • Coutsoudis A, Coovadia HM, Broughton M, Salisbury RT, Elison I. Micronutrient utilization during measles treated with vitamin A or placebo. Internet Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research 1990;61(1991):199-204.
Rosale 1996 {published data only}
  • Rosale FJ. Vitamin A supplementation of vitamin A deficient measles patients lowers the risk of measle-related pneumonia in Zambian children. Journal of Nutrition 2002;132(12):3700-3.
  • Rosale FJ, Kjolhede C, Goodman S. Efficacy of a single oral dose of 200,000 IU of oil-soluble vitamin A in measles-associated morbidity. American Journal of Epidemiology 1996;143(5):413-22.

References to studies excluded from this review

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  2. References to studies excluded from this review
  3. Additional references
Dollimore 1997 {published data only}
  • Dollimore N, Cutts F, Binka FN, Ross DA, Morris SS, Smith PG. Measles incidence, case fatality, and delayed mortality in children with or without vitamin A supplementation in rural Ghana. American Journal of Epidemiology 1997;146(8):646-53.
Hussey 1990 {published data only}

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  2. References to studies excluded from this review
  3. Additional references
Al-Kubaisy 2002
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Chan 1990
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Potter 1997
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Yang 2009
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