Vitamin analysis

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 599-626

  Bates, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOTIN; CAROTENOID; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; NICOTINIC ACID; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; THIAMINE; VITAMIN K GROUP;

PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030830523     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000456329703400604     Document Type: Review

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