Efficacy and safety of regular vitamin and mineral supplement use in France: Results from the ECCA study

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 201-209

  Touvier, Mathilde ^a   Boutron Ruault, Marie Christine ^b   Volatier, Jean Luc ^a   Martin, Ambroise ^a  

^a Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

^b iGR   (France)

Author keywords

Adequate intake; Dietary supplements; Nutrition survey; Tolerable upper intake levels; Vitamins and minerals

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; FOLIC ACID; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MINERAL; PANTOTHENIC ACID; VITAMIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MINERAL INTAKE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR; DIET; DIET RECORDS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FRANCE; HUMANS; MAXIMUM TOLERATED DOSE; MIDDLE AGED; MINERALS; OCCUPATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; VITAMINS;

EID: 21344436661     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831.75.3.201     Document Type: Article

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