Do racial and ethnic differences in serum folate values exist after food fortification with folic acid?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 194, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 520-526

  Lawrence, Jean M ^a   Watkins, Margaret L ^b   Chiu, Vicki ^a   Erickson, J David ^c   Petitti, Diana B ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Folic acid; Fortification; Neural tube defect; Serum folate

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; OBESITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 31844433487     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.08.027     Document Type: Article

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