Iron, folate and vitamin B12 status of an elderly South African population

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 424-430

  Charlton, K E ^a   Kruger, M ^b   Labadarios, D ^c   Wolmarans, P ^b   Aronson, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Elderly; Ferritin; Folate; South Africans

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FERRITIN; FOLIC ACID; IRON;

AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD SAMPLING; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY INTAKE; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOOD INTAKE; HEMATOPOIESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERVIEW; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH AFRICA; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030846435     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600402     Document Type: Article

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