Association between measures of vitamin A and the ocular fundus findings in cerebral malaria

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 293-296

  Lewallen, Susan ^a,f   Toyor, E ^a,b,c   Molyneux, Malcolm E ^d   Semba, Richard D ^a,e   Wills, Bridget A ^a,b   Courtright, Paul ^a,b,c  

^a British Columbia Centre for Epidemiologic and International Ophthalmology   (Canada)

^b WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

ARTICLE; BRAIN MALARIA; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0031941128     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.116.3.293     Document Type: Article

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