Vitamin A deficiency among preschool children in a rural area of Egypt: The results of dietary assessment and biochemical assay

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 465-474

  El Arab, Ali Ezz ^a   Khalil, Fatma ^b   Hussein, Laila ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^b Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A VITON; PLACEBO; RETINOL; ZINC SULFATE;

CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGYPT; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EGYPT; FEMALE; FOOD; GROWTH; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALIA; APOGON BRACHYGRAMMUS; DAUCUS CAROTA;

EID: 0036874050     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09637480220164325     Document Type: Review

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