Tobacco smoke exposure and decreased serum and red blood cell folate levels: Data from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 357-362

  Mannino, David M ^a   Mulinare, Joseph ^b   Ford, Earl S ^a   Schwartz, Joel ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; TOBACCO SMOKE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ERYTHROCYTE LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0038481232     PISSN: 14622203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1462220031000094330     Document Type: Article

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