How useful is the Helen Keller food frequency chart in the determination of the vitamin A status in pregnancy?

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 123-127

  Eigbefoh, J O ^a   Okpere, E E ^a   Ande, B ^a   Asonye, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EVALUATION; MEDICAL RECORD; NIGERIA; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET RECORDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NIGERIA; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 19844363149     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610500040653     Document Type: Article

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