Risk factors for vitamin D deficiency among preschool aged children in Pohnpei, Federated State of Micronesia

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 16-19

  Yamamura, Carrie M ^a   Sullivan, Kevin M ^a,b   van der Haar, Frits ^a   Auerbach, Steven B ^c   Iohp, Kidsen K ^d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Health Resources/Services Admin   (United States)

^d Federated States of Micronesia   (Federated States of Micronesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; ELECTRICITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SIBLING; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; WATER SUPPLY; WEANING; WORKER;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MICRONESIA; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 1242343725     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/50.1.16     Document Type: Article

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