Vitamin e deficiency in developing countries

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 124-143

  Dror, Daphna K ^a   Allen, Lindsay H ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deficiency; Developing country; Oxidative stress; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CHILD HEALTH; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ELDERLY POPULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MALARIA; NEUROLOGY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OXIDATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH WORK; RISK FACTOR; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; VULNERABILITY;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 79960188792     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482651103200206     Document Type: Article

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