Validation of the Use of Dried Blood Spot (DBS) Method to Assess Vitamin A Status
Background: Vitamin A deficiency is an important dietary deficiency in the world. Thus, the ne-cessity of screening for deficient populations is obvious. This paper introduces a fast, cheap and relatively reliable method called “dried blood spot” (DBS) method in screening the deficient populations....
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Language: | English |
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Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
2012-12-01
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Series: | Health Promotion Perspectives |
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Online Access: | http://journals.tbzmed.ac.ir/PDF/HPP/Manuscript/HPP-2-180.pdf |