Determinants of vitamin a deficiency in children between 6 months and 2 years of age in Guinea-Bissau

BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies Guinea-Bissau as having severe vitamin A deficiency (VAD). To date, no national survey has been conducted. We assessed vitamin A status among children in rural Guinea-Bissau to assess status and identify risk factors for VAD. METHODS: In a v...

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Main Authors: Danneskiold-Samsøe, Niels, Fisker, Ane Bærent, Jørgensen, Mathias Jul, Ravn, Henrik, Andersen, Andreas, Balde, Ibraima Djogo, Leo-Hansen, Christian, Rodrigues, Amabelia, Aaby, Peter, Benn, Christine Stabell
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3599523/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23442248
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-172
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