Vitamin A status in children with diarrhoea

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 64-68

  Abrol, Pankaj ^a   Mehta, Umesh ^a   Lal, Harbans ^a  

^a POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Acute diarrhoea; Persistent diarrhoea; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

EID: 1342336421     PISSN: 09701915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02867944     Document Type: Article

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