Angular stomatitis and riboflavin status among adolescent Bhutanese refugees living in southeastern Nepal

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 430-435

  Blanck, Heidi Michels ^a,b   Bowman, Barbara A ^a   Serdula, Mary K ^a   Khan, Laura Kettel ^a   Kohn, William ^a   Woodruff, Bradley A ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Folic acid; Nepal; Refugees; Riboflavin; Riboflavin deficiency; Stomatitis

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; IRON; RIBOFLAVIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BHUTAN; CEREAL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPAL; PREVALENCE; RIBOFLAVIN DEFICIENCY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING; STOMATITIS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 18444381730     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/76.2.430     Document Type: Article

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