Cardiovascular risk in the Asia-Pacific region from a nutrition and metabolic point of view: Vitamin deficiencies

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 103-107

  Wattanapenpaiboon, Naiyana ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anti oxidant vitamins; Folic acid; Homocysteine; Vitamin B12; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; PYRIDOXINE;

AGED; ASIA; BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; GENETICS; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; METABOLISM; PACIFIC ISLANDS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

AGED; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASIA; AVITAMINOSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 6;

EID: 0035232920     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6047.2001.00221.x     Document Type: Article

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