Interpretation of vitamin A status in apparently healthy Pakistani children by using markers of subclinical infection

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1164-1169

  Paracha, P I ^a   Jamil, A ^a   Northrop Clewes, C A ^a   Thurnham, D I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute phase proteins; Children; Ferritin; Pakistan; Plasma retinol; United Kingdom; Vitamin A status; 1 Acid glycoprotein; 1 Antichymotrypsin

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; ALPHA 1 ANTICHYMOTRYPSIN; FERRITIN; OROSOMUCOID; RETINOL;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PAKISTAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED KINGDOM; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0033746287     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/72.5.1164     Document Type: Article

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