Maternal vitamin A or β-carotene supplementation in lactating Bangladeshi women benefits mothers and infants but does not prevent subclinical deficiency

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 356-365

  Rice, Amy L ^a   Stoltzfus, Rebecca J ^a   De Francisco, Andres ^b   Chakraborty, J ^b   Kjolhede, Chris L ^a,c   Wahed, M A ^b  

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

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^c BASSETT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Humans; Lactation; Supplementation; Vitamin A; carotene

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; RETINOL;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; LACTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MILK LEVEL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0032965142     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/129.2.356     Document Type: Article

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