Zinc supplementation might potentiate the effect of vitamin A in restoring night vision in pregnant Nepalese women

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1045-1051

  Christian, P ^a   Khatry, S K ^a   Yamini, S ^a   Stallings, R ^a   LeClerq, S C ^a   Shrestha, S R ^a   Pradhan, E K ^a   West K P , Jr ^a  

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

Author keywords

Dark adaptation; Nepal; Night blindness; Pregnancy; Pupillary threshold; Vitamin A; Women; Zinc

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; PLACEBO; RETINOL; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEPAL; NIGHT BLINDNESS; NIGHT VISION; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0034994141     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/73.6.1045     Document Type: Article

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