Prevalence and factors associated with vitamin A deficiency in children and adolescents

Objective: To identify the prevalence and factors associated with vitamin A deficiency (VAD) in children and adolescents. Methods: This was a cross‐sectional study involving 546 schoolchildren, aged between 7 and 14 years, of both genders, enrolled in public elementary schools. Blood was collected f...

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Main Authors: Rita de Cássia Ribeiro‐Silva, Itaciara L. Nunes, Ana Marlúcia Oliveira Assis
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Elsevier 2014-09-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português)
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2255553614001098