Vitamin A deficiency is prevalent in children less than 5 y of age in Nigeria

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 136, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2255-2261

  Maziya Dixon, Busie B ^a   Akinyele, Isaac O ^b   Sanusi, Rasaki A ^b   Oguntona, Tunde E ^c   Nokoe, Sagary K ^d   Harris, Ellen W ^e  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^d University of Development Studies   (Ghana)

^e BELTSVILLE HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD SAMPLING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGERIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETINOL DEFICIENCY;

EID: 33746658676     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/136.8.2255     Document Type: Conference Paper

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