Vitamin A or β-carotene supplementation reduces but does not eliminate maternal night blindness in Nepal

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 128, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1458-1463

  Christian, Parul ^a   West Jr , Keith P ^a   Khatry, Subarna K ^b   Katz, Joanne ^a   LeClerq, Steven ^a   Pradhan, Elizabeth Kimbrough ^a   Shrestha, Sharada Ram ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Nepal Eye Hospital   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Nepal; Night blindness; Postpartum; Pregnancy; Vitamin A; carotene

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; PLACEBO; RETINOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL DISEASE; NEPAL; NIGHT BLINDNESS; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0031711912     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/128.9.1458     Document Type: Article

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