Vitamin A status of the minority ethnic group of Karen hill tribe children aged 1-6 years in Northern Thailand

Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is the most common cause of childhood blindness in the developing world. It is estimated that by giving adequate vitamin A, in vitamin A deficient populations, child mortality from measles can be reduced by 50%, and mortality from diarrheal disease by 40%. Overall mortalit...

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Main Authors: Tienboon P., Wangpakapattanawong P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33847117741&partnerID=40&md5=91eeb54f7f8db28cc8fe2520a39e633c
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17215193
http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/5301
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Institution: Chiang Mai University
Language: English