Methods	A placebo‐controlled trial conducted in Indonesia
Participants	Inclusion criteria: All infants born at Hasan Sadikin Hospital in Bandung, Indonesia from June 18, 1992, to June 3, 1993
	Exclusion criteria: Infants that were considered very low birthweight (<1500 g) and infants with life‐threatening conditions
	Total number randomized in the intervention group: 1034
	Total number randomized in the control group: 1033
Interventions	Intervention: 1 dose of 52 μmol of vitamin A (as retinyl palmitate) orally
	Control: Placebo (<0.10 μmol of vitamin A) orally
	Common intervention given to all groups: 23 μmol vitamin E (as dl‐α‐tocopherol) orally
Outcomes	Primary outcome: Infant Morbidity & Mortality
	Other outcomes: Diarrhea, fever, cough, rapid breathing, wheezing, otitis media, pneumonia, sepsis
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