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Sachdev, H.S., Reddy, G.B., Pullakhandam, R. et al. A vicious turn to the saga of vitamin A deficiency in India. Eur J Clin Nutr 78, 360–361 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41430-023-01389-2
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