Vitamin A deficiency among Brazilian school-aged children in a healthy child service

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 485-490

  Custodio, V I C ^a   Daneluzzi, J C ^a   Custodio, R J ^a   Del Ciampo, L A ^a   Ferraz, I S ^a   Martinelli, C E ^a   Ricco, R G ^a   Cupo, P ^a   Hering, S E ^a   Meirelles, M S S ^a   Vannucchi, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HEMOGLOBIN; RETINOL; ZINC;

ANEMIA; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DOSE RESPONSE; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; XEROPHTHALMIA; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY; VITAMINS; XEROPHTHALMIA;

EID: 64249110574     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602962     Document Type: Article

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