Risk factors for maternal night blindness in rural South India

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 193-197

  Katz, Joanne ^a,d   Tielsch, James M ^a   Thulasiraj, Ravilla D ^b,c   Coles, Christian ^a   Sheeladevi, Sheela ^b,c   Yanik, Elizabeth L ^a   Rahmathullah, Lakshmi ^b  

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

^b Aravind Centre for Women Children and Community Health   (India)

^c Lions Aravind Institute of Community Ophthalmology   (India)

^d 615 N Wolfe Street ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

India; Night blindness; Pregnancy; Vitamin A deficiency; Xerophthalmia

Indexed keywords

FUEL; RETINOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COOKING; DELIVERY; ELECTRICITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDIA; LEASING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; NIGHT BLINDNESS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMICS; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEVISION; TWIN PREGNANCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; FAMILY SIZE; HEALTH SURVEY; MATERNAL WELFARE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; RISK; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; XEROPHTHALMIA;

ADULT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INDIA; MATERNAL WELFARE; NIGHT BLINDNESS; ODDS RATIO; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY; WOMEN'S HEALTH; XEROPHTHALMIA;

EID: 67149130585     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09286580902863080     Document Type: Article

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