Handbook on vitamin A tracer dilution methods to assess status and evaluate intervention programs
Vitamin A deficiency is a serious public health problem affecting 140 million children and 20 million pregnant women annually in many developing nations worldwide. Vitamin A deficiency can result in anemia, reduced resistance to infection, impaired cellular differentiation, xerophthalmia, and ultima...
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International Center for Tropical Agriculture
2005
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| author | Haskell, Marjorie J. Ribaya-Mercado, Judy D. The Vitamin A Tracer Task Force |
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| description | Vitamin A deficiency is a serious public health problem affecting 140 million children and 20 million pregnant women annually in many developing nations worldwide. Vitamin A deficiency can result in anemia, reduced resistance to infection, impaired cellular differentiation, xerophthalmia, and ultimately blindness and death. Because of the detrimental effects of vitamin A deficiency on human health, accurate assessment of vitamin A status is necessary to make informed decisions regarding intervention programs...The purpose of these guidelines is to assist researchers in designing and carrying out studies using the stable isotope dilution technique to assess the efficacy and effectiveness of vitamin A interventions aimed at improving vitamin A status in populations at risk of deficiency. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1596902025-12-08T09:54:28Z Handbook on vitamin A tracer dilution methods to assess status and evaluate intervention programs Haskell, Marjorie J. Ribaya-Mercado, Judy D. The Vitamin A Tracer Task Force retinol vitamin A deficiency public health non-communicable diseases Vitamin A deficiency is a serious public health problem affecting 140 million children and 20 million pregnant women annually in many developing nations worldwide. Vitamin A deficiency can result in anemia, reduced resistance to infection, impaired cellular differentiation, xerophthalmia, and ultimately blindness and death. Because of the detrimental effects of vitamin A deficiency on human health, accurate assessment of vitamin A status is necessary to make informed decisions regarding intervention programs...The purpose of these guidelines is to assist researchers in designing and carrying out studies using the stable isotope dilution technique to assess the efficacy and effectiveness of vitamin A interventions aimed at improving vitamin A status in populations at risk of deficiency. 2005 2024-11-13T21:20:59Z 2024-11-13T21:20:59Z Book https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159690 en Open Access application/pdf International Center for Tropical Agriculture International Food Policy Research Institute Haskell, Marjorie J.; Ribaya-Mercado, Judy D.; and The Vitamin A Tracer Task Force. 2005. Handbook on vitamin A tracer dilution methods to assess status and evaluate intervention programs. HarvestPlus Technical Monograph Series 5. Washington, DC and Cali, Columbia: International Food Policy Research Institute and International Center for Tropical Agriculture. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159690 |
| spellingShingle | retinol vitamin A deficiency public health non-communicable diseases Haskell, Marjorie J. Ribaya-Mercado, Judy D. The Vitamin A Tracer Task Force Handbook on vitamin A tracer dilution methods to assess status and evaluate intervention programs |
| title | Handbook on vitamin A tracer dilution methods to assess status and evaluate intervention programs |
| title_full | Handbook on vitamin A tracer dilution methods to assess status and evaluate intervention programs |
| title_fullStr | Handbook on vitamin A tracer dilution methods to assess status and evaluate intervention programs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Handbook on vitamin A tracer dilution methods to assess status and evaluate intervention programs |
| title_short | Handbook on vitamin A tracer dilution methods to assess status and evaluate intervention programs |
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| topic | retinol vitamin A deficiency public health non-communicable diseases |
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