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Clinical and sub-clinical vitamin A deficiency among rural pre-school children of Maharashtra, India

Dr N. Arlappa Division of Community Studies, National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR), Hyderabad, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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A. Laxmaiah Division of Community Studies, National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR), Hyderabad, India
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N. Balakrishna Division of Community Studies, National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR), Hyderabad, India
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R. Harikumar Division of Community Studies, National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR), Hyderabad, India
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G. N. V. Brahmam Division of Community Studies, National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR), Hyderabad, India
Pages 606-614 | Received 04 Jun 2008, Published online: 11 Nov 2008

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N. Arlappa, A. Laxmaiah, N. Balakrishna, R. Harikumar, Mallikharjuna Rao Kodavanti, Ch Gal Reddy, S. Saradkumar, M. Ravindranath & G. N. V. Brahmam. (2011) Micronutrient deficiency disorders among the rural children of West Bengal, India. Annals of Human Biology 38:3, pages 281-289.
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