Serum beta-carotene deficiency in HIV-infected children

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 789-793

  Omene, Jackson A ^a   Easington, Cordus R ^b   Glew, Robert H ^b   Prosper, Magally ^b   Ledlie, Susan ^b  

^a WOODHULL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Beta carotene; Deficiency; Human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection; Micronutrients

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; RETINOL; TRACE ELEMENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL DEFICIENCY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOLOGY; NEGRO; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETINOL DEFICIENCY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BETA CAROTENE; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN E; VITAMIN E DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0030345877     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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