The rise and fall of blood folate in the United States emphasizes the need to identify all sources of folic acid

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 528-530

  Bailey, Lynn B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

CEREAL; COGNITION; EDITORIAL; ETHNICITY; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PERNICIOUS ANEMIA; PREGNANCY; RACE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548783265     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/86.3.528     Document Type: Editorial

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