Folic acid under scrutiny

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 665-666

  Powers, Hilary J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APC PROTEIN; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID;

CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CELL PROLIFERATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; COLORECTAL ADENOMA; COLORECTAL CANCER; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DIETARY INTAKE; DNA SYNTHESIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; ERYTHROCYTE LEVEL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLATE METABOLISM; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NOTE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; DNA METHYLATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 34748829772     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114507795326     Document Type: Note

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