Folate intake and markers of folate status in women of reproductive age, pregnant and lactating women: A meta-analysis

Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Berti, Cristiana ^a   Fekete, Katalin ^b   Dullemeijer, Carla ^c   Trovato, Monica ^a   Souverein, Olga W ^c   Cavelaars, Adriënne ^c   Dhonukshe Rutten, Rosalie ^c   Massari, Maddalena ^a   Decsi, Tamás ^b   Van'T Veer, Pieter ^c   Cetin, Irene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84873849863     PISSN: 20900724     EISSN: 20900732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/470656     Document Type: Review

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