Iron status of adults in the capital area of Finland

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 287-292

  Lahti Koski, Marjaana ^a   Valsta, Liisa M ^a   Alfthan, Georg ^a   Tapanainen, Heli ^a   Aro, Antti ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dietary sources; Ferritin; Finland; Haemoglobin; Iron intake; Iron status

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FINLAND; FOOD INTAKE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON DEPLETION; IRON INTAKE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; WHEAT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; DIET; DIET RECORDS; FEMALE; FERRITINS; FINLAND; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IRON; IRON, DIETARY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0141919770     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-003-0425-3     Document Type: Article

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