Folic acid supplement use is the most significant predictor of folate concentrations in Canadian women of childbearing age

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 284-292

  Colapinto, Cynthia K ^a,b   O'Connor, Deborah L ^c,d   Dubois, Lise ^b   Tremblay, Mark S ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian health measures survey (CHMS); Folic acid; Red blood cell (RBC) folate; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CANADA; CHEMISTRY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ERYTHROCYTE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; FRUIT; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VEGETABLES; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859355231     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H11-161     Document Type: Article

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