Vitamin A deficiency in Bangladesh: A review and recommendations for improvement

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-14

  Ahmed, Faruk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Interventions; Programmes; Review; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BANGLADESH; CHILD; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NIGHT BLINDNESS; NUTRITION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; REVIEW; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 0032944501     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1368980099000014     Document Type: Review

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