Serum vitamin C and the prevalence of vitamin C deficiency in the United States: 2003-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1252-1263

  Schleicher, Rosemary L ^a   Carroll, Margaret D ^b   Ford, Earl S ^c   Lacher, David A ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCORBIC ACID DEFICIENCY; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASCORBIC ACID; ASCORBIC ACID DEFICIENCY; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; POVERTY; PROBABILITY; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350686382     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2008.27016     Document Type: Article

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