Use of banana diversity for nutritious diets
Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is the leading cause of preventable blindness in children, with an estimated 250,000-500,000 children becoming blind every year. Half of them die within 12 months of losing their sight, as VAD increases the risk of disease and death from severe infections. In pregnant wome...
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| Language: | Inglés |
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2015
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68479 |
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