Subclinical vitamin A deficiency in young infants from Bangladesh

Nutrition Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 591-598

  Wahed, M A ^a   Alvarez, J O ^b   Rahman, M M ^a   Hussain, M ^b   Jahan, F ^a   Habte, D ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^b ICDDRB ^*

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Infants; Relative Dose Response; Serum Retinol; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

RETINOL; RETINOL PALMITATE;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0031054536     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0271-5317(97)00031-6     Document Type: Article

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