Effect of traditional beer consumption on the iron status of a rural South African population

South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 62-68

  Choma, Solomon Simon Ramphai ^a   Alberts, Marianne ^a   Urdal, Petter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERMENTED PRODUCT; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON OVERLOAD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 35148885120     PISSN: 16070658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2007.11734125     Document Type: Article

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