Encuesta nacional sobre la vitamina A en Panamá

dc.contributor.authorEira Vergara de Caballero
dc.contributor.authorGloria Rivera
dc.contributor.authorDavid P. Nelson
dc.coverage.spatialBolivia
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-22T16:42:45Z
dc.date.available2026-03-22T16:42:45Z
dc.date.issued1996
dc.descriptionCitaciones: 1
dc.description.abstractNational vitamin A surveyinranama The prevalence of vitamin A deficiency in a representative sample of children 12-59 months old in Panama was assessed using serum retino1 levels and dietary intake of vitamin A as indicators. The median serum retinol leve1 found was 1.27 t 0.42 ymol/L (38 d specifically, the highest prevalence of inadequate intake was found in the western region, especially among Indians groups. The Govemment of Panama is currently increasing the distribution of high-dose vitamin A capsules to preschool-age Indian children in Chiriqui Province.
dc.identifier.urihttps://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/59859
dc.language.isoes
dc.sourceMinisterio de Salud
dc.subjectPanama
dc.subjectVitamin
dc.subjectMedicine
dc.subjectVitamin A deficiency
dc.subjectGeography
dc.subjectEnvironmental health
dc.subjectRetinol
dc.titleEncuesta nacional sobre la vitamina A en Panamá
dc.typearticle

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