Vitamin A during pregnancy

Nutrition and Health

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 237-243

  Reifen, Ram ^a   Ghebremeskel, Kebreab ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; REVIEW;

FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0035756494     PISSN: 02601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026010600101500413     Document Type: Article

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