The Vitamin A Story Lifting the Shadow of Death

This book shows how vitamin A deficiency - before the vitamin was known to scientists - affected millions of people throughout history. It is a story of sailors and soldiers, penniless mothers, orphaned infants, and young children left susceptible to blindness and fatal infections. We also glimpse t...

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Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Karger 2012
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