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Vitamin A deficiency among preschool children in a rural area of Egypt: the results of dietary assessment and biochemical assay

Ali Ezz El-Arab National Research Center, Department of Nutrition, Giza-Dokki 12311, Egypt
,
Fatma Khalil Women's College, Department of Biochemistry & Nutrition, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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Laila Hussein National Research Center, Department of Nutrition, Giza-Dokki 12311, Egypt
Pages 465-474 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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