Vitamin A status in early childhood diarrhoea, respiratory infection and in maternal and cord blood

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 12-14

  Agarwal, D K ^a   Singh, S V ^a   Gupta, V ^a   Agarwal, K N ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE DURATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL SERUM; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RURAL AREA; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RURAL HEALTH; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0030034589     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/42.1.12     Document Type: Article

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