Serum retinol is associated with hemoglobin concentration in infants who are not vitamin A deficient

Nutrition Research

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 891-900

  Willows, Noreen D ^a   Gray Donald, Katherine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anemia; Infants; Iron deficiency; Serum retinol; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; RETINOL; TRI VI FLOR; TRI VISOL;

ABORIGINE; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CANADA; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOPOIESIS; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 0038648655     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0271-5317(03)00076-9     Document Type: Article

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