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Author Sommer, Alfred, 1942-

Title Vitamin A deficiency : health, survival, and vision / Alfred Sommer, Keith P. West, Jr. ; with James A. Olson, A. Catharine Ross
Published New York : Oxford University Press, 1996

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 MELB  616.396 Som/Vad  AVAILABLE
Description xiii, 438 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color, map ; 24 cm
Contents 1. Background -- 2. Child Survival -- 3. Infectious Morbidity -- 4. Xerophthalmia and Keratomalacia -- 5. Anemia and Iron Metabolism -- 6. Growth -- 7. Contributory and Precipitating Events -- 8. Biochemistry of Vitamin A and Carotenoids / James A. Olson -- 9. The Relationship between Immunocompetence and Vitamin A Status / A. Catharine Ross -- 10. Treatment of Vitamin A Deficiency and Xerophthalmia --11. Assessment of Vitamin A Status -- 12. Epidemiology of Deficiency -- 13. Dietary Intervention -- 14. Supplementation -- 15. Fortification of Dietary Items with Vitamin A
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Vitamin A deficiency in children.
Vitamin A deficiency -- Complications.
Vitamin A deficiency.
Xerophthalmia.
Child.
Infant.
Vitamin A Deficiency.
Author West, Keith P.
LC no. 95035673
ISBN 0195088247 (acid-free paper)