Folate and cobalamin status in relation to diet in healthy 2-y-old children

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 727-735

  Hay, Gry ^a   Trygg, Kerstin ^a   Whitelaw, Andrew ^b   Johnston, Carole ^c   Refsum, Helga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HAPTOCORRIN; HOLOHAPTOCORRIN; HOLOTRANSCOBALAMIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHYLMALONIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHILD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DIET; DIET RECORDS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLMALONIC ACID; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORWAY; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; TRANSCOBALAMINS; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 79953205191     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.110.003426     Document Type: Article

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