Protein energy malnutrition, vitamin A deficiency and night blindness in Bangladeshi children

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 319-325

  Hussain, Akhtar ^a   Lindtjørn, Bernt ^a   Kvåle, Gunnar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; RETINOL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NIGHT BLINDNESS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; RURAL AREA; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

MALNUTRITION; NIGHT BLINDNESS; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 0029960629     PISSN: 02724936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724936.1996.11747844     Document Type: Article

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