Prowess in vitamin A deficiency
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4408.2013.01.029
- VernacularTitle:维生素A缺乏研究进展
- Author:
Tingyu LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Vitamin A deficiency;
Vitamin A supplementation;
Diarrhea;
Recurrent respiratory tract infections;
Anemia
- From:
International Journal of Pediatrics
2013;(1):99-101
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Vitamin A deficiency is one of the world's three major micronutrient deficiency diseases,and xerophthalmia, night blindness are the only awareness of it in many clinicians'views.However,the advancements of the current study of its effect are far more than the traditional epithelial and ophthalmic parts.In fact,the progress in vitamin A closely associated to the clinic,especially the diarrhea,recurrent respiratory tract infections,anemia etc is more outstanding.Because there are many different factors in suffering from diverse diseases among people all over the world,it needs to consider more considerately and roundly when prevent,diagnose and treat those diseases correlated to vitamin A.Now the progress of this part is reviewed.
