Effect of folate supplementation on folate status and health outcomes in infants, children and adolescents: A systematic review

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1014-1020

  Lohner, Szimonetta ^a   Fekete, Katalin ^a   Berti, Cristiana ^b   Hermoso, Maria ^c   Cetin, Irene ^b   Koletzko, Berthold ^c   Decsi, Tamás ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomarker; EURRECA; Folic acid

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84868648757     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: 14653478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09637486.2012.683779     Document Type: Review

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