CORNEAL ULCERATION IN TANZANIAN CHILDREN - RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MEASLES AND VITAMIN-A-DEFICIENCY

被引：21

作者：

FOSTER, A ^{[1
]}

YORSTON, D ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] KIKUYU HOSP,NAIROBI,KENYA

来源：

TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE | 1992年 / 86卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1016/0035-9203(92)90268-H

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Two 3-year prospective studies from 1982-1984 and 1986-1988 in Tanzania identified 189 children with corneal ulceration, of whom 31 (16.4%) were due to vitamin A deficiency. In 1982-1984, vitamin A deficiency was responsible for 23.4% of corneal ulcers (25 of 107) compared with 7-3% (6 of 82) from 1986-1988 (P=0.006). It is postulated that the decrease in corneal ulceration due to vitamin A deficiency can be attributed to improved measles immunization coverage.

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页码：454 / 455

页数：2

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