Introduction to symposium proceedings 'Applying vitamin a isotope dilution techniques to benefit human nutrition'

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 84, Issue , 2014, Pages 7-8

  Hunt, Janet R ^a   Kurpad, Anura V ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^b ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

BLINDNESS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; SURGICAL PATIENT; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; INDICATOR DILUTION CURVE; ISOTOPE LABELING; METABOLISM;

HUMANS; INDICATOR DILUTION TECHNIQUES; ISOTOPE LABELING; VITAMIN A;

EID: 84920441541     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: 16642821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831/a000180     Document Type: Editorial

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