Vitamin A and human immunodeficiency virus infection

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 56, Issue 1999, 1997, Pages 459-469

  Semba, Richard D ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

BLOOD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MORTALITY; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; REVIEW;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0031091290     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/pns19970046     Document Type: Article

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