Socioeconomic factors and vitamin a status of pregnant women in calabar urban, southeastern Nigeria

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 943-948

  Williams, Ima O ^a   Essien, Essien U ^a   Eka, Offiong U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Maternal vitamin A status; Serum retinol concentration; Socioeconomic factors; Southeastern Nigeria; Vitamin A deficiency

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN POPULATION; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81855226560     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-009-0541-7     Document Type: Article

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