Vitamin and mineral supplements use in German children and adolescents between 1986 and 2003: Results of the DONALD study

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 414-419

  Sichert Hellert, Wolfgang ^a   Kersting, Mathilde ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHILD NUTRITION   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescents, supplement usage; Children, supplement usage; Time trends in supplement consumption; Vitamin and mineral supplements

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM; FLUORINE; MAGNESIUM; MINERAL; PHOSPHORUS; THIAMINE; VITAMIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MATRICARIA; MOTHER; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASON; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET RECORDS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FLUORINE; GERMANY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MINERALS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITION SURVEYS; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VITAMINS;

EID: 4744361101     PISSN: 02506807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000083574     Document Type: Article

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