Serum vitamin A concentrations and growth in children and adolescents in Gansu Province, China

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 63-66

  Hu, Wenbiao ^a,b   Tong, Shilu ^a   Oldenburg, Brian ^a   Feng, Xingchan ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b Gansu Health and Anti Epidemic Station   (China)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Gansu province (China); Height; Nutrition and growth; Vitamin A; Weight

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHINA; FEMALE; GROWTH; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETINOL DEFICIENCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0035231716     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-6047.2001.00208.x     Document Type: Article

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