Nightblindness, xerophthalmia, and severe loss of visual acuity due to unnecessary dietary restriction

Nutrition

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 477-

  Fiore, Paolo ^a   De Marco, Riccardo ^a   Sacco, Oliviero ^a   Priolo, Enrico ^a  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLINIC ACID; MULTIVITAMIN; RETINOL;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIET RESTRICTION; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NIGHT BLINDNESS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; SCHOOL CHILD; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; XEROPHTHALMIA;

CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; NIGHT BLINDNESS; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY; XEROPHTHALMIA;

EID: 16544375134     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2004.01.014     Document Type: Article

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