The significance of vitamin A and carotenoid status in persons infected by the human immunodeficiency virus

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 711-718

  Nimmagadda, Ajani ^b   O'Brien, William A ^b   Goetz, Matthew Bidwell ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; RETINOL;

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; REVIEW; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0031967205     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/514565     Document Type: Review

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