Copper deficiency in Canadian octogenarians?

Rejuvenation Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 697-698

  Klevay, Leslie M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; CYANOCOBALAMIN;

ATAXIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; CANADA; COPPER DEFICIENCY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DISABILITY; FOOD INTAKE; GAIT DISORDER; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LETTER; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERNICIOUS ANEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MALNUTRITION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; THROMBOSIS;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; COPPER; HUMANS;

EID: 46449122410     PISSN: 15491684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/rej.2008.0703     Document Type: Letter

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