Dietary intake and status of folate and vitamin B12 and their association with homocysteine and cardiovascular disease in European populations

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 18-30

  Dhonukshe Rutten, R A M ^a   de Vries, J H M ^a   de Bree, A ^b   van der Put, N ^b   van Staveren, W A ^a   de Groot, L C P G M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; EUROPE; FEMALE; GERMANY; GREECE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NORWAY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION RESEARCH; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET; EUROPE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; VITAMIN B 12; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149489228     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602897     Document Type: Article

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