Assessment and control of vitamin A deficiency: The annecy accords

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 132, Issue 9 SUPPL., 2002, Pages

  Sommer, Alfred ^a   Davidson, Frances R ^b  

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

^b UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Control; Recommendations; Vitamin A deficiency

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; NIGHT BLINDNESS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; XEROPHTHALMIA;

EID: 0036712087     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/132.9.2845s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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