Use of a short-term isotope-dilution method for determining the vitamin A status of children

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 413-418

  Tang, Guangwen ^a   Qin, Jian ^a   Hao, Lan Ying ^b   Yin, Shi An ^c   Russell, Robert M ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Shun yi District Health and Epidemic Prevention Center   (China)

^c CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese children; Deuterated vitamin A; Retinol enrichment; Stable isotope; Total body vitamin A stores

Indexed keywords

DEUTERIUM; RETINOL;

ARTICLE; CHILD NUTRITION; CHINESE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; SCHOOL CHILD; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0036070668     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/76.2.413     Document Type: Article

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