Vitamin A and causes of maternal mortality: Association and biological plausibility

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 321-327

  Faisel, Hala ^a   Pittrof, Rüdiger ^b  

^a London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine ^*  (Egypt)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biogical plausibility; Maternal mortality; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 0033833373     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1368980000000367     Document Type: Article

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