The distribution of serum folate concentration and red blood cell indices in alcoholics

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-8

  Cylwik, Bogdan ^a   Naklicki, Marcin ^a   Gruszewska, Ewa ^a   Szmitkowski, MacIej ^a   Chrostek, Lech ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Folate; RBCs indices

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHEMILUMINESCENCE IMMUNOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MICROPARTICLE ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLICS; ALCOHOLISM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ERYTHROCYTES; ETHANOL; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLAND; VITAMIN B 12; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875658507     PISSN: 03014800     EISSN: 18817742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.59.1     Document Type: Article

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