Serum total homocysteine concentrations in the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1991-1994): Population reference ranges and contribution of vitamin status to high serum concentrations

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 331-339

  Selhub, Jacob ^a   Jacques, Paul F ^a   Rosenberg, Irwin H ^a   Rogers, Gail ^a   Bowman, Barbara A ^b   Gunter, Elaine W ^c   Wright, Jacqueline D ^d   Johnson, Clifford L ^d  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; VITAMIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

EID: 0033533505     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-131-5-199909070-00003     Document Type: Article

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