Vitamin B12 and folic acid supplementation and plasma total homocysteine concentrations in pregnant Indian women with low B12 and high folate status

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 335-343

  Katre, Prachi ^a   Bhat, Dattatray ^a   Lubree, Himangi ^a   Otiv, Suhas ^a   Joshi, Suyog ^a   Joglekar, Charudatta ^a   Rush, Elaine ^b   Yajnik, Chittaranjan ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Folate; Homocysteine; Indian; Pregnancy; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RURAL POPULATION;

ADULT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RURAL POPULATION; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 78751545981     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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