Homocysteine concentrations lowered following dietary intervention in an Aboriginal community

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 92-95

  Rowley, Kevin G ^a   Lee, Amanda J ^b   Yarmirr, Daisy ^c   O'Dea, Kerin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Public Health Services   (Australia)

^c Harry Rudbuk Clinic   (Australia)

^d MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal people; Community based intervention; Homocysteine; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEINE;

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD LEVEL; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ERYTHROCYTE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GENDER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MEASUREMENT; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; SCREENING TEST;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DIET; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0038559583     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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