Homocysteine and methylmalonic acid levels in pregnant Nepali women. Should cobalamin supplementation be considered?

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 856-864

  Bondevik, G T ^a   Schneede, J ^a   Refsum, H ^a   Lie, R T ^a   Ulstein, M ^a   Kvale G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cobalamin; Folate; Homocysteine; Methylmalonic acid; Nepal; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; COBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHYLMALONIC ACID; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEPAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PREGNANCY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; METHYLMALONIC ACID; NEPAL; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0034804338     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601236     Document Type: Article

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