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Pollin Prize recognizes research regarding effects of vitamin A deficiency
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, January 16th, 2005
Honoring his breakthrough research in vitamin A deficiency among children in underdeveloped nations, Dr. Alfred Sommer has been named by New York-Presbyterian Hospital as the recipient of the third annual Pollin Prize for Pediatric Research. As a result of his work, vitamin A intervention - one of the most cost-effective means of reducing childhood mortality - has been used to save millions of lives in underdeveloped countries worldwide since the 1980s.
The 2004 Pollin Prize, the sole international award for advances in children's healthcare, was presented at an awards ceremony at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Sommer is Dean of the Bloomberg School of Public Health at...
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