Estimated prevalence and predictors of vitamin C deficiency within UK's low-income population

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 456-460

  Mosdøl, Annhild ^a,b,d   Erens, Bob ^c   Brunner, Eric J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^c NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Public Health Nutrition ^*

Author keywords

Low income population; National survey; Nutrient deficiency; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCORBIC ACID DEFICIENCY; BLOOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ASCORBIC ACID DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ODDS RATIO; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 56749104480     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdn076     Document Type: Article

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