Dietary Boron intakes of selected populations in the United States

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 66, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 65-78

  Meacham, Susan L ^a   Hunt, Curtiss D ^b  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GRAND FORKS HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Athletes; Boron; Boron concentrations; Dietary intake; Food composition; Humans; Total diet studies

Indexed keywords

BORON; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; TAP WATER;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032444504     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02783127     Document Type: Conference Paper

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