Serum folate and chronic disease risk: Findings from a cohort of United States adults

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 592-598

  Ford, Earl S ^a   Byers, Tim E ^b   Giles, Wayne H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Cohort study; Folic acid; Mortality; Neoplasms; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031680213     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/27.4.592     Document Type: Article

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