Prevalence of clinical and sub-clinical vitamin a deficiency among rural preschool children of West Bengal, India

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-49

  Arlappa, N ^a   Balakrishna, N ^a   Laxmaiah, A ^a   Madhavan Nair, K ^a   Brahmam, G N V ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (India)

Author keywords

Bitot's spots; India; Preschool children; Vitamin A deficiency

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 79954446268     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-011-0023-z     Document Type: Article

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