Vitamin A capsule distribution to control vitamin A deficiency in Indonesia: Effect of supplementation in pre-school children and compliance with the programme

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 209-216

  Pangaribuan, Rosnani ^a,b   Erhardt, Jürgen G ^b   Scherbaum, Veronika ^b   Biesalski, Hans K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Compliance; Health status; Micronutrient status; Pre school children; Supplementation programme; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; RETINOL;

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD GROWTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CAPSULE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INDONESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

BODY HEIGHT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDONESIA; INFANT; MALE; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUBLIC HEALTH; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0037738553     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PHN2002418     Document Type: Article

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