Maternal - Neonatal folate and vitamin B12 serum concentrations in Greeks and in Albanian immigrants

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 443-448

  Schulpis, K ^a   Spiropoulos, A ^b   Gavrili, S ^c   Karikas, G ^b   Grigori, C ^b   Vlachos, G ^c   Papassotiriou, Ioannis ^b  

^a Institute of Child Health   (Greece)

^b AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Albanians; Folate; Greeks; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FAT; FOLIC ACID; PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALBANIA; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DEVICE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GREECE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMIGRANT; MATERNAL BLOOD; MOTHER; NEWBORN; NEWBORN PERIOD; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PROTEIN DIET; PROTEIN INTAKE; RECORDING; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 4744355227     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2004.00550.x     Document Type: Article

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