Socio-demographic, lifestyle, gynecological, and obstetric predictors of serum or plasma concentrations of homocysteine, folic acid, and vitamins B 12 and B6 among low-income women in São Paulo, Brazil;Preditores sócio-demográficos, de estilo de vida e gineco-obstétricos das concentrações séricas ou plasmáticas de homocisteína, ácido fólico e vitaminas B12 e B6 em mulheres de baixa renda de São Paulo, Brasil

Cadernos de Saude Publica

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 587-596

  Almeida, Lana Carneiro ^a   Tomita, Luciana Yuki ^a   D'Almeida, Vânia ^b   Cardoso, Marly Augusto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Folic acid; Homocysteine; Vitamin B12; Vitamin B6; Women's health

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY MASS; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FLUOROIMMUNOASSAY; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; BRAZIL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FLUOROIMMUNOASSAY; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POVERTY; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 41549097455     PISSN: 0102311X     EISSN: 16784464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-311X2008000300012     Document Type: Article

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