Importance of making dietary recommendations for elements designated as nutritionally beneficial, pharmacologically beneficial, or conditionally essential

Journal of Trace Elements in Experimental Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 113-129

  Nielsen, Forrest H ^a,b  

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

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Boron; Chromium; Nickel; Silicon; Vanadium

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; BORON; CHROMIUM; ELEMENT; NICKEL; SILICON; TRACE ELEMENT; VANADIUM;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WELLBEING;

EID: 0033967618     PISSN: 0896548X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-670X(2000)13:1<113::AID-JTRA13>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Conference Paper

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