Serum retinol concentrations demonstrate high specificity after correcting for inflammation but questionable sensitivity compared with liver stores calculated from isotope dilution in determining vitamin A deficiency in Thai and Zambian children
- 1 November 2015
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- Vol. 102 (5) , 1259-1265
Abstract
Background: The WHO estimates that 190 million preschool children have vitamin A deficiency (VAD). Serum retinol (SR) concentration is a common indicaKeywords
Funding Information
- International Atomic Energy Agency
- Global Health Funds at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
- NIH
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