Assessment of vitamin A nutriture in preschool children--a multi-approach.
Previous studies suggest that impression cytology may be a reliable test to detect mild xerophthalmia in young children. The present study was conducted to assess Vitamin A nutriture in 150 preschool children through a multi-approach, wherein the correlation of impression cytology, with other indicators of Vitamin-A status was examined. A close correlation between keratinization of buccal mucosal cells and vitamin A deficiency even in subclinical states has been noted.
Bombay Slums Project, India.
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Kothari
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Bhattacharjee
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Naik
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McLaren
D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007223:Infant; D007633:Keratins / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000097:blood; D014802:Vitamin A Deficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D014985:Xerophthalmia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*
D014801:Vitamin A; D007633:Keratins