Vitamin A intake and factors influencing it amongst children and caretakers in Kosrae, Micronesia

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 307-338

  Englberger, Lois ^a,d   Marks, Geoffrey C ^a   Fitzgerald, Maureen H ^b   Timothy, Julie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c USDA Land Grant Program   (Federated States of Micronesia)

^d NONE   (Federated States of Micronesia)

Author keywords

24 hour recall; Dietary assessment; Ethnography; Food frequency questionnaire; Micronesia; Preschool children; Provitamin A carotenoids; Vitamin A; Women

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIET; NUTRITION; VITAMIN;

CAROLINE ISLANDS; FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA; KOSRAE; MICRONESIA; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; WORLD;

EID: 24944536759     PISSN: 03670244     EISSN: 15435237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03670240500187369     Document Type: Article

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