Evaluation of serum retinol, the modified-relative-dose-response ratio, and breast-milk vitamin A as indicators of response to postpartum maternal vitamin A supplementation

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 799-806

  Rice, Amy L ^a   Stoltzfus, Rebecca J ^b   De Francisco, Andres ^b   Kjolhede, Chris L ^b  

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

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Breast milk; Lactation; Modified relative dose response test; Serum retinol; Supplementation; Vitamin A; Women

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BREAST MILK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LACTATION; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0033995467     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/71.3.799     Document Type: Article

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