Impaired bioavailability of vitamin A in adults and children with persistent diarrhoea in Zambia

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 973-979

  Kelly, P ^a,b   Musuku, J ^b   Kafwembe, E ^c   Libby, G ^a   Zulu, I ^b   Murphy, J ^d   Farthing, M J G ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^c Ndola Central Hospital   (Zambia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY EXCRETION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; ZAMBIA;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; VITAMIN A; ZAMBIA;

EID: 0034960924     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.2001.01021.x     Document Type: Article

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