The use and interpretation of serum retinol distributions in evaluating the public health impact of vitamin A programmes

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1201-1215

  Palmer, Amanda C ^a   West, Keith P ^a   Dalmiya, Nita ^b   Schultink, Werner ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Deficiency; Fortification; Supplementation; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

BLOOD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FACTUAL DATABASE; HUMAN; INFANT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETINOL DEFICIENCY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; XEROPHTHALMIA;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOOD, FORTIFIED; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INFANT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY; XEROPHTHALMIA;

EID: 84863311525     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980012000560     Document Type: Review

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