TY - BOOK ED - World Health Organization ED - WHO ED - UNICEF ED - USAID ED - Helen Keller International ED - IVACG TI - Control of vitamin A deficiency and xerophthalmia : : report of a Joint WHO/UNICEF/USAID/Helen Keller International/IVACG, Meeting held in Jakarta from 13 to 17 October 1980 T2 - World Health Organization technical report series ; no. 672 SN - 9241206721 U1 - 100 SD:610.621 PY - 1982/// CY - Geneva PB - World Health Organization KW - Control of vitamin A deficiency and xerophthalmia KW - report of a Joint WHO/UNICEF/USAID/Helen Keller International/IVACG N1 - 1. Introduction -- 2. Recent advances in the biochemistry of vitamin A and carotenoids -- 3. Interrelationships of vitamin A deficiency, protein-energy malnutrition and infections -- 4. Assessment of vitamin A status -- 5. Global occurrence of vitamin A deficiency and xerophthalmia -- 6. Treatment and prophylaxis schedules -- 7. Control of vitamin A deficiency and xerophthalmia -- 8. Research -- 9. References N2 - 1. Introduction -- 2. Recent advances in the biochemistry of vitamin A and carotenoids -- 3. Interrelationships of vitamin A deficiency, protein-energy malnutrition and infections -- 4. Assessment of vitamin A status -- 5. Global occurrence of vitamin A deficiency and xerophthalmia -- 6. Treatment and prophylaxis schedules -- 7. Control of vitamin A deficiency and xerophthalmia -- 8. Research -- 9. References ER -