Vitamin A deficiency and anaemia in young children living in a malaria endemic district of western Kenya

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 300-306

  Nabakwe, E C ^a   Lichtenbelt, W V M ^b   Ngare, D K ^b   Wierik, M ^b   Westerterp, K R ^b   Owino, O C ^a  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 23844446772     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v82i6.9301     Document Type: Article

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