Maternal vitamin A status and its importance in infancy and early childhood

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 59, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1994, Pages

  Underwood, Barbara A ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE CALCULATION; HUMAN; INFANT NUTRITION; LACTATION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; PREGNANCY; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; TERATOGENICITY; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0028123621     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/59.2.517S     Document Type: Conference Paper

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