Extent of vitamin a deficiency among rural pregnant women in Bangladesh

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1326-1331

  Lee, Vanessa ^a   Ahmed, Faruk ^b,c   Wada, Shoko ^d   Ahmed, Tahmeed ^e,f   Ahmed, Am Shamsir ^e   Parvin Banu, Cadi ^g   Akhter, Nasima ^h  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^e INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^f BRAC UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^g UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^h HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Pregnant women; Rural; Serum retinol; Vitamin A deficiency

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

ADULT; ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SOCIOECONOMICS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BANGLADESH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56049103312     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980008002723     Document Type: Article

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