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Association of vitamin A deficiency with early childhood stunting in Uganda: A population-based cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Despite the high prevalence of childhood protein-energy malnutrition and vitamin A deficiency in sub-Saharan Africa, their association has not been explored in this region. A better understanding of the epidemiologic link could help define effective preventive strategies. We aimed to exp...

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Autores principales: Ssentongo, Paddy, Ba, Djibril M., Ssentongo, Anna E., Fronterre, Claudio, Whalen, Andrew, Yang, Yanxu, Ericson, Jessica E., Chinchilli, Vernon M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7259702/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32470055
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233615