The contribution of vitamin A to public health

FASEB Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1040-1048

  Underwood, Barbara A ^a   Arthur, Paul ^b,c  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Ghana)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

blindness; diarrhea; iron deficiency anemia; measles; vitamin A deficiency; WHO

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

BLINDNESS; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIARRHEA; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MEASLES; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PRENATAL CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; REVIEW;

EID: 0029797479     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.10.9.8801165     Document Type: Review

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