Xerophthalmia and vitamin A status

Progress in Retinal and Eye Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-31

  Sommer, Alfred ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINOL; RHODOPSIN;

BLINDNESS; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; GENE CONTROL; GROWTH RETARDATION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; REVIEW; XEROPHTHALMIA;

ANIMALS; BLINDNESS; CORNEAL DISEASES; HUMANS; RETINAL DISEASES; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY; XEROPHTHALMIA;

EID: 0031985870     PISSN: 13509462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-9462(97)00001-3     Document Type: Review

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