Potential health economic benefits of vitamin supplementation

Western Journal of Medicine

Volumn 166, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 306-312

  Bendich, Adrianne ^a   Mallick, Rajiv ^a   Leader, Shelah ^b  

^a HOFFMANN LA ROCHE INC   (United States)

^b Pracon   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; PREMATURITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ABNORMALITIES; ADULT; CORONARY DISEASE; COST SAVINGS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; VITAMINS;

EID: 0030975777     PISSN: 00930415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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