Vitamin A deficiency and clinical disease: An historical overview

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 138, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1835-1839

  Sommer, Alfred ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; RETINOL; RETINOL PALMITATE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE SEVERITY; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MORTALITY; NIGHT BLINDNESS; NONHUMAN; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; RICKETS; SCURVY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; XEROPHTHALMIA;

ANIMALIA; PROTEA;

EID: 54749104281     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/138.10.1835     Document Type: Conference Paper

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