Impact of a health education program to promote consumption of vitamin A rich foods in Bangladesh

Health Promotion International

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 103-109

  Hussain, Akhtar ^a   Aarø, Leif Edvard ^a   Kvåle, Gunnar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Health education; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; COMPREHENSION; FOOD COMPOSITION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MASS MEDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SOCIAL STATUS; VITAMIN INTAKE; XEROPHTHALMIA;

EID: 8244236410     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/12.2.103     Document Type: Article

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