Effect of folic acid and B vitamins on cardiovascular disease in women [2]

JAMA

Volumn 300, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1409-1410

  Akilzhanova, Ainur ^a   Takamura, Noboru ^a   Yamashita, Shunichi ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; VITAMIN B GROUP; HOMOCYSTEINE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIET; ETHNIC GROUP; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; KAZAKHSTAN; LETTER; LIFESTYLE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ADULT; BLOOD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; NOTE; DEMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET;

EID: 52449103011     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.300.12.1409-b     Document Type: Letter

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