Vitamin A deficiency in children aged 6 to 24 months in Sao Paulo State, Brazil

Nutrition Research

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 757-768

  Ferraz, I S ^a   Daneluzzi, J C ^a   Vannucchi, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Child; Vitamin A deficiency; Xerophthalmia; Zinc

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; RISK FACTOR; XEROPHTHALMIA;

EID: 0034213144     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0271-5317(00)00177-9     Document Type: Article

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