Vitamin A and carotenoid status in rural China

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 809-820

  Wang, Guangya ^a   Brun, Thierry A ^b   Geissler, Catherine A ^c   Parpia, Banoo ^d   Root, Martin ^d   Ming, L I ^d   Colin Campbell, T ^d   Chen, Junshi ^a  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

carotene; Retinol; Retinol binding protein; Vegetable consumption; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; FISH OIL; RETINOL; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHINA; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MALE; MEAT; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; BETA CAROTENE; CHINA; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RETINOL-BINDING PROTEINS; RURAL POPULATION; VEGETABLES; VITAMIN A;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030448907     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN19960088     Document Type: Article

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