Serum and red blood cell folate concentrations, race, and education: Findings from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 476-481

  Ford, Earl S ^a   Bowman, Barbara A ^a  

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

Author keywords

African Americans; Education; Ethnic group; Folic acid; Health surveys; Mexican Americans; NHANES III; Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Indexed keywords

COTININE; FOLIC ACID;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CEREAL; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY INTAKE; ERYTHROCYTE LEVEL; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RACE DIFFERENCE; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0033005790     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/69.3.476     Document Type: Article

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