Encuesta nacional sobre la vitamina A en Panamá
| dc.contributor.author | Eira Vergara de Caballero | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gloria Rivera | |
| dc.contributor.author | David P. Nelson | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Bolivia | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-22T16:42:45Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-03-22T16:42:45Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1996 | |
| dc.description | Citaciones: 1 | |
| dc.description.abstract | National 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.uri | https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/59859 | |
| dc.language.iso | es | |
| dc.source | Ministerio de Salud | |
| dc.subject | Panama | |
| dc.subject | Vitamin | |
| dc.subject | Medicine | |
| dc.subject | Vitamin A deficiency | |
| dc.subject | Geography | |
| dc.subject | Environmental health | |
| dc.subject | Retinol | |
| dc.title | Encuesta nacional sobre la vitamina A en Panamá | |
| dc.type | article |