Effect of a vegetarian diets on the vitamin B status and homocysteine levels in elderly Taiwanese

Nutritional Sciences Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 117-126

  Chen, Kuan Ju ^a   Shaw, Ning Sing ^b   Pan, Wen Harn ^b   Feili, Lo Yang ^c   Lin, Bi Fong ^b  

^a CHUNG HWA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Folate; Homocysteine; Vegetarians; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; VITAMIN B GROUP;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; PREVALENCE; TAIWAN; VEGETARIAN DIET; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 34247613190     PISSN: 10116958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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