Assessment of indicators of vitamin A status in non-cirrhotic chronic hepatitis C patients

Subjects with chronic liver disease are susceptible to hypovitaminosis A due to several factors. Therefore, identifying patients with vitamin deficiency and a requirement for vitamin supplementation is important. Most studies assessing vitamin A in the context of hepatic disorders are conducted usin...

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Main Authors: R.C. Santana, A.A. Machado, A.L.C. Martinelli, A.A. Jordão, L.N.Z. Ramalho, H. Vannucchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2015-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2016000100702&tlng=en