Sources of Folate and Serum Folate Levels in Older Adults

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 495-499

  Mulligan, Jessica E ^a   Greene, Geoffrey W ^a   Caldwell, Marjorie ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CALORIC INTAKE; CEREAL; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; CEREALS; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOOD, FORTIFIED; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 33847093284     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2006.12.001     Document Type: Article

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