High Prevalence of Vitamin A Deficiency Is Detected by the Modified Relative Dose-Response Test in Six-Month-Old Senegalese Breast-Fed Infants1,2

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 142, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1991-1996

  Agne Djigo, Anta ^a   Idohou Dossou, Nicole ^a   Kwadjode, Komlan M ^a   Tanumihardjo, Sherry A ^b   Wade, Salimata ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINOL; RETINOL PALMITATE;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEUTERIUM DILUTION TECHNIQUE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOSE RESPONSE TEST; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; SENEGAL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

BREAST FEEDING; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION DISORDERS; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; LIVER; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MILK, HUMAN; PREVALENCE; SENEGAL; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84869112195     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.112.166454     Document Type: Article

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