Determinants of vitamin A status among pregnant women participating in the Mama SASHA Cohort Study of Vitamin A in Western Kenya: preliminary findings.
Mothers’ vitamin A (VA) status during pregnancy and lactation determine infants’ VA levels. We estimated VA status during pregnancy and assessed its determinants using data on 505 pregnant women attending first antenatal care visit in Western Kenya. VA and iron status were assessed using plasma reti...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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2014
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/64896 |
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