Vitamin A: Too much of a good thing?

Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 122-128

  Duerbeck, Norman B ^a   Dowling, David D ^a  

^a Specialty Obstetrics of San Diego   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

BLINDNESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; RETINOL INTOXICATION; REVIEW; TERATOGENICITY;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; BETA CAROTENE; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERVITAMINOSIS A; INFANT, NEWBORN; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY; VITAMINS;

EID: 84857611733     PISSN: 00297828     EISSN: 15339866     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OGX.0b013e318244c52d     Document Type: Review

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