Fasting vs nonfasting plasma homocysteine concentrations for diagnosis of hyperhomocysteinemia

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 818-821

  Fokkema, M Rebecca ^a   Gilissen, Marleen F ^a   Van Doormaal, Jasper J ^a   Volmer, Marcel ^a   Kema, Ido P ^a   Muskiet, Frits A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEINE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROTEIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FASTING; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0037406322     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/49.5.818     Document Type: Article

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