Vitamin A deficiency and factors associated with retinol levels in public school students

ABSTRACT Objective To estimate the prevalence of vitamin A deficiency and determine the socioeconomic and demographic factors associated with serum retinol levels in public school students. Methods This cross-sectional study included 245 students from the urban and rural areas of the city of Teres...

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Main Authors: Adeíldes Bezerra Moura de LIMA, Laís Spíndola GARCÊZ, Iara Katrynne Fonseca OLIVEIRA, Marize Melo dos SANTOS, Suzana Maria Rebelo Sampaio DA PAZ, Adriana de Azevedo PAIVA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas
Series:Revista de Nutrição
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