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Vitamin A deficiency in critically ill children with sepsis
Critical Care, 2019 Background Data that indicate vitamin A status in critically ill children with sepsis are sparse. The association between serum vitamin A levels and the clinical outcomes of sepsis has not been well assessed.
Xuepeng Zhang +6 more
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Association Between Vitamin Deficiencies and Ophthalmological Conditions
Clinical Ophthalmology, 2023 Austin Pereira,1 R Damilola Adekunle,2,* Michele Zaman,3,* Michael J Wan1 1University of Toronto Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; 2Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St.
Pereira A, Adekunle RD, Zaman M, Wan MJ
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Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022 BackgroundInfection is associated with impaired nutritional status, especially for infants younger than 5 years.ObjectivesWe assessed the impact of infection indicated by both acute phase proteins (APP), C-reactive protein (CRP), and α-1-acid ...
Frederick K. Grant +7 more
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Revista de Saúde Pública, 2004 OBJETIVO: Determinar a prevalência da deficiência de vitamina A em uma amostra de base populacional de crianças. MÉTODOS: Trata-se de um estudo de corte transversal realizado de maio a junho de 1998, no Estado de Sergipe, envolvendo 607 crianças de seis ...
Maisa Cruz Martins +2 more
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Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022 BackgroundUnderstanding the national burdens and trends of micronutrient deficiencies can help guide effective intervention strategies. However, there is a lack of evidence of secular trends and age and sex differences in China.
Haiying Chen, Jinxin Lu, Yongze Li
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Indian Journal of Public Health, 2016 Vitamin A supplementation (VAS) is presently being undertaken in India among under 5 (U5) children for two possible benefits (i) to prevent nutritional blindness due to Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) and (ii) to reduce U5 mortality.
Umesh Kapil, Aakriti Gupta
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Vitamin D deficiency in children
Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2009 Background: Vitamin D deficiency in children is an important medical entity commonly diagnosed during early childhood. Prevalence and incidence of vitamin D deficiency in children is underestimated and can have far reaching consequences as per the latest evidence. Children at high risk should be identified and treated accordingly to avoid the treatable
Kaisar Ahmed +3 more
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Risk factors for vitamin A and D deficiencies among children under-five in the state of Palestine
Conflict and Health, 2018 Background Vitamin A and D are essential for the proper growth and development of a child. Due to the complex political circumstances in the state of Palestine, research on micronutrient deficiency is scarce.
Aeysha Bushra Chaudhry +3 more
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Prevalence of night blindness in Bashagard district in Hormozgan, Iran, in 2011
Electronic Physician, 2014 Background: Night blindness is a visual disorder associated with unusual vision during the night or in darkness. Vitamin A deficiency (VAD), which is easily preventable, is the main known etiology of night blindness.
Ali Daryanavard +4 more
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VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY AND METAPLASIA [PDF]
Journal of Experimental Medicine, 1927 Of nineteen rats on a complete diet (Group III, Diet + C. L. O.), none showed foci of squamous keratinizing epithelium in abnormal situations. Of twenty-six rats on a diet deficient in vitamins A and D (Group I, Diet—A–D), twenty-three showed metaplastic changes of varying degree in one or more organs; the metaplasia was of columnar ...
H, Goldblatt, M, Benischek
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