Hypovitaminosis A and epidemiology of xerophthalmia

Am J Clin Nutr. 1969 Aug;22(8):1106-18. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/22.8.1106.
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MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Carotenoids / blood
  • Child, Preschool
  • Communicable Diseases / complications
  • Deficiency Diseases / complications
  • Deficiency Diseases / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Jordan
  • Kwashiorkor / complications
  • Male
  • Nutrition Surveys
  • Protein Deficiency / complications
  • Protein Deficiency / epidemiology
  • Sex Factors
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Vitamin A / blood
  • Vitamin A / metabolism*
  • Vitamin A Deficiency / epidemiology*
  • Xerophthalmia / epidemiology*
  • Xerophthalmia / etiology

Substances

  • Vitamin A
  • Carotenoids