Vitamin A status and factors associated in healthy school-age children

VURALLI KARAOĞLAN D., TÜMER L., Hasanoglu A., BİBEROĞLU G., PAŞAOĞLU H.

CLINICAL NUTRITION, cilt.33, sa.3, ss.509-512, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.clnu.2013.07.008
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL NUTRITION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.509-512
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Deficiency, Retinol, Turkey, Vitamin A
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background & aims: Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is one of the most widespread vitamin deficiencies. Vitamin A is essential for children in order to ensure a healthy life span and sustain the normal growth and development. Aim of this study is to examine vitamin A status, and factors associated with it, in healthy school-age children.