Serum concentration of vitamins A and E and lipid in a rural population of North Cameroon

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 26-32

  Gouado, Inocent ^a   Ejoh, Richard Aba ^b   Kenne, Martin ^a   Ndifor, Fombotioh ^a   Mbiapo, Félicité Tchouanguep ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DOUALA   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NGAOUNDERE   (Cameroon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Total lipids; Triglycerides; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; PHOSPHOLIPID; RETINOL; ANTIOXIDANT; LIPID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; FLUOROMETRY; HUMAN; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOSPHOLIPID BLOOD LEVEL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL DEFICIENCY; BLOOD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL POPULATION; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; CAMEROON; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN E; VITAMIN E DEFICIENCY;

EID: 22844431904     PISSN: 02506807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000084174     Document Type: Article

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