Vitamin A status of pregnant Nigerian women: Relationship to dietary habits and morbidity

Nutrition and Health

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 325-333

  Ajose, O A ^a   Adelekan, D A ^a   Ajewole, E O ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Dietary habits; Morbidity; Pregnancy; Status; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

PALM OIL; RETINOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKING; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HABIT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEAFY VEGETABLE; LIVER; MATERNAL AGE; MICTURITION; MORBIDITY; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 2542630600     PISSN: 02601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026010600401700408     Document Type: Article

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