Working after the sun goes down: Exploring how night blindness impairs women's work activities in rural Nepal

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 519-524

  Christian, P ^a   Thorne Lyman, A L ^a   West Jr , K P ^a   Bentley, M E ^a   Khatry, S K ^b   Pradhan, E K ^a   LeClerq, S C ^a   Shrestha, S R ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Natl Soc for the Prev of Blindn   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Activity; Nepal; Night blindness; Pregnancy; Vitamin A deficiency; Work

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NEPAL; NIGHT BLINDNESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; RECALL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; RURAL AREA; SEASON; WORK SCHEDULE;

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EID: 0031821768     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600600     Document Type: Article

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