Vitamin A deficiency and inflammatory markers among preschool children in the Republic of the Marshall Islands

Vitamin A deficiency and inflammatory markers among preschool children in the Republic of the Marshall Islands

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The exclusion of individuals with elevated acute phase proteins has been advocated in order to improve prevalence estimates of vitamin A deficiency in surveys, but it is unclear whether this will lead to sampling bias. The purpose of...

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Main Authors: Ricks Michelle O, Palafox Neal A, Gamble Mary V, Dancheck Barbara, Maqsood Maria, Briand Kennar, Semba Richard D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-12-01
Series:Nutrition Journal
Subjects:
acute phase response
inflammation
retinol
vitamin A deficiency
xerophthalmia
Online Access:http://www.nutritionj.com/content/3/1/21

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