Changes in the vitamin status of elderly Europeans: Plasma vitamins A, E, B-6, B-12, folic acid and carotenoids

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 50, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1996, Pages

  Haller, J ^a   Weggemans, R M ^b   Lammi Keefe, C J ^c   Ferry, M ^d  

^a F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^d CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE VALENCE   (France)

Author keywords

Elderly; Europe; Plasma vitamins

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; CRYPTOXANTHIN; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; GAMMA TOCOPHEROL; LYCOPENE; PYRIDOXAL 5 PHOSPHATE; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL DEFICIENCY; ARTICLE; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PYRIDOXINE DEFICIENCY; SENESCENCE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; AGING; CAROTENOIDS; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PYRIDOXINE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN E; VITAMINS;

EID: 0029789052     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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