Vitamin A deficiency among Kenyan children as detected by conjuctival impression cytology

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 476-479

  Munene, R M ^a   Adala, H S ^b   Masinde, M S ^c   Rana, F S ^c  

^a KENYATTA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Kenya)

^b Sight First LCIF   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONJUNCTIVA; FEMALE; HUMAN; KENYA; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; XEROPHTHALMIA;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONJUNCTIVA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY; XEROPHTHALMIA;

EID: 23944511246     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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