National immunisation days and vitamin A distribution in Mali: Has the vitamin A status of pre-school children improved?

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 233-240

  Schemann J F ^a   Banou, A ^b   Malvy, D ^c   Guindo, A ^a   Traore, L ^a   Momo, G ^a  

^a Institute of Tropical Ophthalmology   (Mali)

^b Ophthalmic Centre   (Mali)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Mali; Modified retinol dose response test; National immunisation days; Night blindness; Xerophthalmia

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

BITOT SPOT; CHILD CARE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; INFECTION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALI; NIGHT BLINDNESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; XEROPHTHALMIA;

ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MALI; NIGHT BLINDNESS; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PREVALENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY; XEROPHTHALMIA;

EID: 0038317949     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PHN2002432     Document Type: Review

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