
Vitamin A Deficiency
Health, Survival and Vision
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 2. May 1996
Book
Hardback
464 pages
978-0-19-508824-3 (ISBN)
Description
Over the past decade and a half, many studies have implicated vitamin A status as an important determinant of health. The World Bank now estimates that vitamin A intervention programs may be one of the most cost-effective health strategies in all of medicine. This new book, by investigators who have led these developments, is the first to synthesize the many important studies to date and to identify and quantify the biological, clinical and public health impact of vitamin A deficinecy on childhood growth, mortality and morbidity, including anaemia and blindness.
This comprehensive volume on a critically important and widespread nutritional deficiency will serve as a unique resource for nutritionists, physicians, public health workers and policy makers. It will be especially relevant to clinicians and scientists in international health.
This comprehensive volume on a critically important and widespread nutritional deficiency will serve as a unique resource for nutritionists, physicians, public health workers and policy makers. It will be especially relevant to clinicians and scientists in international health.
Reviews / Votes
"This monograph from the group at John Hopkins that leads the world in this field will be an essential reference source for many years to come."--Xerophthalmia Club Bulletin"A mass of up-to-date and pertinent information in a coherent, interesting, and easily assimiliable form. The strength of this work lies in its in-depth reviews of three major topics: The consequences of vitamin A deficiency, assessment of vitamin A status and prevention of deficiency, and mechanisms of the activity of vitamin A....The supurb color photographs of xerophalmia could well serve to train health care workers."--The New England Journal of
Medicine
"This comprehensive scholarly volume chronicles this fascinating ocular and nutritional saga....The binding, cover, and printing quality are superior, in keeping with Oxford Medical Publications' tradition....The scientific value of this work cannot be overstated....The authors and their contributors are to be congratulated for this exceptional scientific literary achievement...The definitive reference for all opththalmologists, epidemiologists, public health
planners, eye health care workers, and nutritionists who are seriously concerned about vitamin A deficiency as a cause of human ocular morbidity, blindness, and mortality."--American Journal of
Ophthalmology
"Most useful to nutrition professionals who are involved in developing and implementing community-based programs to combat vitamin A defiency....Clinicians and other health professionals should also find this to be a valuable resource text."--Journal of the American Dietetic Association
"The authors of this outstanding book are productive collaborators who have contributed a great deal to out knowledge of the epidemiology of vitamin A deficiency, to its detection, and most importantly, to successful intervention....This excellent book deserves attention not only by researchers interested in vitamin A deficiency but also by those who would like to learn which steps should be taken to alleviate and prevent the deleterious effects of any
nutritional deficiency."--The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
"The scientific value of this work cannot be overstated. The authors and their contributors are to be congradulated for this exceptional scientific literary achievement...Definitive reference for all ophthalmologists, epidemiologists, public health planners, eye health care workers, and nutritionists."--American Journal of Ophthalmology
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
8 pp colour plates, black and white photographs, line figures and tables
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 171 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
779 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-508824-3 (9780195088243)
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Author
Professor of Ophthalmology, Epidemiology and International Health; DeanProfessor of Ophthalmology, Epidemiology and International Health; Dean, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Associate Professor of International Health and OphthalmologyAssociate Professor of International Health and Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Co-Author
Content
Part I: Introduction ; 1. Background ; Part II: Consequences of vitamin A deficiency ; 2. Child Survival ; 3. Infectious morbidity ; 4. Xerophthalmia and Keratomalacia ; 5. Anemia and Iron Metabolism ; 6. Growth ; Part III: Mechanisms ; 7. Contributory and Precipitating Events ; 8. Biochemistry of vitamin A and Carotenoids ; 9. The Relationship Between Immunocompetence and vitamin A Status ; Part IV: Treatment ; 10. Treatment of vitamin A Deficiency and Xerophthalmia ; Part V: Assessment and Prevention ; 11. Assessment of vitamin A Status ; 12. Epidemiology of Deficiency ; 13. Dietary Intervention ; 14. Supplementation ; 15. Fortification of Dietary Items with vitamin A