Subclinical inflammation influences the association between vitamin A- and iron status among schoolchildren in Ghana

Abdul-Razak Abizari; Fusta Azupogo; Inge D. Brouwer

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0170747

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Subclinical inflammation influences the association between vitamin A- and iron status among schoolchildren in Ghana

Abdul-Razak Abizari ,

* E-mail: abizaria@yahoo.com

Affiliation Department of Community Nutrition, School of Allied Health Sciences, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana
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Fusta Azupogo,

Affiliation Department of Family and Consumer Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana
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Inge D. Brouwer

Affiliation Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Subclinical inflammation influences the association between vitamin A- and iron status among schoolchildren in Ghana

Abdul-Razak Abizari,
Fusta Azupogo,
Inge D. Brouwer

Published: February 2, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0170747

About the Authors

Abdul-Razak Abizari

* E-mail: abizaria@yahoo.com

Affiliation Department of Community Nutrition, School of Allied Health Sciences, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana

Fusta Azupogo

Affiliation Department of Family and Consumer Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana

Inge D. Brouwer

Affiliation Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization: A-RA IDB. Formal analysis: A-RA FA. Funding acquisition: A-RA IDB. Investigation: A-RA. Methodology: A-RA IDB. Project administration: A-RA IDB. Supervision: A-RA IDB. Writing – original draft: A-RA FA. Writing – review & editing: A-RA FA.

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