Persistence of vitamin B12 insufficiency among elderly women after folic acid food fortification

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 387-391

  Ray, J G ^a   Vermeulen, M J ^a   Langman, L J ^b   Boss, S C ^c   Cole, D E C ^d  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b BC Biomedical Laboratories Ltd   (Canada)

^c MDS Laboratories   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cobalamin; Deficiency; Elderly; Folate; Folic acid; Fortification; Homocysteine; Vitamin B12; Women

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDIZATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0037529367     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9120(03)00061-4     Document Type: Article

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