The vitamin A status of Zambian children attending an under five clinic as evaluated by the modified relative dose response (MRDR) test

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 190-196

  Kafwembe, Emmanuel M ^a,b   Sukwa, Tom Y ^a   Manyando, Christine ^a   Mwandu, David ^a   Chipipa, Joseph ^a   Chipaila, Patrick ^a  

^a Tropical Diseases Research Centre Ndola   (Zambia)

^b TDRC   (Zambia)

Author keywords

3,4 didehydrolretinol; Modified relative dose response; Nutritional status; Vitamin A; Vitamin A2

Indexed keywords

DEHYDRORETINOL; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; RETINOL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; ZAMBIA;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY; ZAMBIA;

EID: 0029963533     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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