Vitamins A, and C and folate status in Mexican children under 12 years and women 12-49 years: a probabilistic national survey Estado de las vitaminas A y C, y folato en niños menores de 12 años de edad y mujeres de entre 12 a 49 años de edad: una encuesta probabilística nacional

OBJECTIVE: To describe the epidemiology of Vitamin A and C and folic acid deficiencies and their association with sociodemographic and dietary factors in a national probabilistic sample of Mexican women and children. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This is a probabilistic sample from the National Nutrition Su...

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Main Authors: Salvador Villalpando, Irene Montalvo-Velarde, Norma Zambrano, Armando García-Guerra, Claudia Ivonne Ramírez-Silva, Teresa Shamah-Levy, Juan A Rivera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2003-01-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342003001000007