The vitamin status of young british adults

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 34-40

  Benton, David ^a   Haller, Jurg ^b   Fordy, Joyce ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Hoffmann La Roche ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Tocopherol; Ascorbic acid; Biotin; Carotene; Cyanocobalamin; Folic acid; Pyridoxine; Retinol; Riboflavin; Thiamin; Vitamin status

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOTIN; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; THIAMINE; VITAMIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REFERENCE VALUE; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOTIN; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PYRIDOXINE; REFERENCE VALUES; RIBOFLAVIN; SMOKING; THIAMINE; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN E; VITAMINS;

EID: 0031019848     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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