Folate fortification: Enough already?

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 8-9

  Shane, Barry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

CANCER RISK; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DIETARY INTAKE; EDITORIAL; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; MALABSORPTION; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT;

EID: 0037215325     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/77.1.8     Document Type: Editorial

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