Effects of subclinical infection on plasma retinol concentrations and assessment of prevalence of vitamin a deficiency: Meta-analysis

Lancet

Volumn 362, Issue 9401, 2003, Pages 2052-2058

  Thurnham, D I ^a   McCabe, G P ^b   Northrop Clewes, C A ^a   Nestel, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c International Life Sciences Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; ALPHA 1 ANTICHYMOTRYPSIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; OROSOMUCOID; RETINOL; SERUM AMYLOID A;

CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEMOCONCENTRATION; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; META ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; REVIEW;

EID: 0347418203     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)15099-4     Document Type: Article

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