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