Fortification of foods with folic acid - How much is enough?

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 342, Issue 19, 2000, Pages 1442-1445

  Mills, James L ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; PERNICIOUS ANEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

AGED; ANEMIA, PERNICIOUS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0034636487     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200005113421911     Document Type: Review

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