Drumstick leaves as source of vitamin A in ICDS-SFP

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 383-387

  Nambiar, Vanisha S ^a   Bhadalkar, Kalyani ^a   Daxini, Meghana ^a  

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

Author keywords

Dehydrated drumstick leaves; ICDS; Preschool children; Recipes; Supplementary food; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

DEHYDRATED DRUMSTICK LEAF; MORINGA OLEIFERA EXTRACT; RETINOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEHYDRATION; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MORINGA OLEIFERA; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PILOT STUDY; PLANT LEAF; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 0038005586     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02723611     Document Type: Article

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