Identifying areas with vitamin A deficiency: The validity of a semiquantitative food frequency method

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 186-191

  Sloan, Nancy L ^a   Rosen, David ^b   De La Paz, Trinidad ^c   Arita, Marylena ^d   Temalilwa, Claver ^e   Solomons, Noel W ^d  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

^b HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c Davao Medical School Foundation   (Philippines)

^d Center for Studies of Sensory Impairment Aging and Metabolism Guatemala   (Guatemala)

^e Tanzanian Food and Nutrition Centre   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GUATEMALA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHILIPPINES; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; TANZANIA; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0030946349     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.87.2.186     Document Type: Article

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