Feasibility of using retinol-binding protein from capillary blood specimens to estimate serum retinol concentrations and the prevalence of vitamin a deficiency in low-resource settings

Feasibility of using retinol-binding protein from capillary blood specimens to estimate serum retinol concentrations and the prevalence of vitamin a deficiency in low-resource settings

Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a significant public health problem in many countries. While cost-effective interventions are available to control VAD, reliable information is needed to the track progress of control programmes. However, assessment of VAD is uncommon because current approaches are expe...

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Main Authors: Jonathan L. Gorstein, Omar Dary, Pongtorn, Bettina Shell-Duncan, Tim Quick, Emorn Wasanwisut
Other Authors: University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Format: Article
Published: 2018
Subjects:
Medicine
Nursing
Online Access:https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/19695
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Institution: Mahidol University

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