Prevalence of Undernutrition and Vitamin A Deficiency in the Dogon Region, Mali
Jean-François Schémann, MD, MPH,
Albert A. Banou, MD,
Ando Guindo, MD,
Vincent Joret, MD, MPH,
Lamine Traore, MD and
Denis Malvy, MD, PhD
African Institute of Tropical Ophthalmology (IOTA), Bamako (J.-F.S., A.G., L.T.), MALI
Mopti Regional Centre for Ophthalmology, Mopti (A.A.B.), MALI
GTZ Primary Health Care Project, Sévaré (V.J.), MALI
Centre René Labusquière, University Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, Bordeaux, FRANCE (D.M.)

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Fig. 1. Distribution of xerophthalmia as a function of age.
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Fig. 2. Distribution of night blindness and Bitot spots by gender.
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Copyright © 2002 by the American College of Nutrition.