Vitamin and mineral deficiencies in the developed world and their effect on the eye and vision

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-12

  Whatham, Andrew ^a   Bartlett, Hannah ^b   Eperjesi, Frank ^b   Blumenthal, Caron ^c,d   Allen, Jane ^c,d   Suttle, Catherine ^a   Gaskin, Kevin ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biotin; Cobolamin; Iron; Vitamin A; Vitamin C; Vitamin E; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOTIN; COBALAMIN; IRON; RETINOL; ZINC;

AWARENESS; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EYE DISEASE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MINERAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; OPTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VISION; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

AVITAMINOSIS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EYE; HUMANS; MINERALS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; VISION; VITAMINS;

EID: 38349046881     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2007.00531.x     Document Type: Review

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