Effect of improved vitamin A status on response to iron supplementation in Pakistani infants

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 694-699

  Northrop Clewes, Christine A ^a   Paracha, Parvez I ^b   McLoone, Una J ^b   Thurnham, David I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

acute phase proteins; infants; infection; iron supplementation; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CHYMOTRYPSIN INHIBITOR; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; RETINOL;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON METABOLISM; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PAKISTAN; POPULATION RESEARCH;

EID: 0029908736     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/64.5.694     Document Type: Article

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