Preliminary Evidence Shows That Folic Acid Fortification of the Food Supply Is Associated with Higher Methotrexate Dosing in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 453-455

  Arabelovic, Senada ^a,b   Sam, Gina ^a   Dallal, Gerard E ^a   Jacques, Paul F ^a   Selhub, Jacob ^a   Rosenberg, Irwin H ^a   Roubenoff, Ronenn ^a,b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; FOLINIC ACID; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FOOD FORTIFICATION; FOOD QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOOD SUPPLY; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; MALE; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34848884848     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2007.10719635     Document Type: Article

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