Serum selenium concentrations and dietary selenium intake of New Zealand children aged 5-14 years

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 357-364

  Thomson, Christine D ^a   McLachlan, Sarah K ^a   Parnell, Winsome R ^a   Wilson, Noela ^a   Wohlers, Mark ^a   Scragg, Robert ^b   Schaaf, David ^b   Fitzgerald, Eljon D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Children; Ethnicity; New Zealand; Se intakes; Serum Se

Indexed keywords

SELENIUM;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL DEPRIVATION; DIETARY INTAKE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SELENIUM DEFICIENCY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; SELENIUM; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 34247570887     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114507336738     Document Type: Article

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