Effect of intestinal helminth infection on retinol and β-carotene status among rural Nepalese

Nutrition Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-23

  Rai, Shiba K ^a   Nakanishi, Mamoru ^b   Upadhyay, Madan P ^c   Hirai, Kazuko ^d   Ohno, Yoshimi ^e   Ono, Kazuo ^f   Uga, Shoji ^a   Shrestha, Hari G ^c   Matsumura, Takeo ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b FALCO Biosystems   (Japan)

^c TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^d Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^e MUKOGAWA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f Public Health Institute of Hyogo Prefecture   (Japan)

Author keywords

carotene; Helminths; Nepal; Retinol; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; BETA CAROTENE; RETINOL;

ARTICLE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPAL; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; TRICHURIS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0033985613     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0271-5317(99)00134-7     Document Type: Article

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