Effects of vitamin A combined with other micronutrients on nutritional status of 3-6 years old children

Academic Journal of Second Military Medical University

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 828-834

  Liu, Yong Fang ^a   Chen, Li ^a   Gong, Min ^a   Liu, You Xue ^a   Chen, Jie ^a   Qu, Ping ^a   Li, Ting Yu ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anemia; Micronutrients; Vitamin A; Zinc

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; RETINOL; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 84940326862     PISSN: 0258879X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1008.2013.00828     Document Type: Article

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