Is the national food fortification programme successful? The case of folate status

South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 87-88

  Labadarios, Demetre ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; RETINOL;

CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDITORIAL; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; INCIDENCE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PREVALENCE; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 39649120298     PISSN: 16070658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2007.11734131     Document Type: Editorial

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