Serum concentration of retinol, β-carotene, cholesterol, and triglycerides in Saudi school children

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 163-167

  Al Senaidy, Abdulrahman M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CHOLESTEROL; RETINOL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0034040797     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/46.3.163     Document Type: Article

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