Maternal - Neonatal retinol and α-tocopherol serum concentrations in Greeks and Albanians

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1075-1080

  Schulpis, K H ^a,b   Michalakakou, K ^b   Gavrili, S ^c   Karikas, G A ^b   Lazaropoulou, C ^b   Vlachos, G ^c   Bakoula, C ^c   Papassotiriou, I ^b  

^a Institute of Child Health   (Greece)

^b AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Albanians; Greeks; Newborns; Retinoids; tocopherol

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; RETINOL;

ADULT; ALBANIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MALE; MATERNAL BLOOD; MOTHER; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 7544231853     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250410030027     Document Type: Article

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