2002
Vitamin A Supplements Ameliorate the Adverse Effect of HIV-1, Malaria, and Diarrheal Infections on Child Growth
Villamor E, Mbise R, Spiegelman D, Hertzmark E, Fataki M, Peterson KE, Ndossi G, Fawzi WW. Vitamin A Supplements Ameliorate the Adverse Effect of HIV-1, Malaria, and Diarrheal Infections on Child Growth. Pediatrics 2002, 109: e6-e6. PMID: 11773574, DOI: 10.1542/peds.109.1.e6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMid-upper arm circumferenceMonths of ageVitamin A supplementsPersistent diarrheaHIV infectionRespiratory infectionsVitamin AArm circumferenceHIV statusStudy clinicTreatment armsA supplementsHigher mid-upper arm circumferenceHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionInfectious diseasesAdverse effectsLow arm circumferenceEpisodes of infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionDay of admissionIU vitamin APrevalence of vitaminChild growthConfidence intervalsSeverity of diarrhea
1993
Vitamin A supplementation and dietary vitamin A in relation to the risk of xerophthalmia
Fawzi W, Herrera, Willett W, Amin A, Nestel P, Lipsitz S, Spiegelman D, Mohamed K. Vitamin A supplementation and dietary vitamin A in relation to the risk of xerophthalmia. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 1993, 58: 385-391. PMID: 8237850, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/58.3.385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of xerophthalmiaDietary vitaminVitamin AIncidence of xerophthalmiaTotal dietary vitaminMultivariate relative riskRisk of vitaminVitamin A supplementsDietary vitamin ASigns of vitaminEye symptomsExtreme quintilesNutritional blindnessRelative riskA supplementsReduced riskXerophthalmiaVitaminRiskPreschool childrenFurther dataChildrenIntakeSupplementationSame endpoints