Neonates' vitamin a status in relation to birth weight, gestational age, and sex

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 174-177

  Tolba, Aysha M ^a   Hewedy, Fawzy M ^a   Al Senaidy, Abdulrahman M ^b   Al Othman, Abdullah A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GENDER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0031810716     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/44.3.174     Document Type: Article

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