Dietary intake and biological measurement of folate: A qualitative review of validation studies

Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 562-581

  Park, Jin Young ^a   Vollset, Stein Emil ^b   Melse Boonstra, Alida ^c   Chajès, Véronique ^a   Ueland, Per Magne ^b   Slimani, Nadia ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Dietary assessment; Folate; Validation; Validation studies

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; VALIDATION STUDY;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DIET; DIET RECORDS; DIET SURVEYS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOLIC ACID; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; VALIDATION STUDIES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84875842602     PISSN: 16134125     EISSN: 16134133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201200105     Document Type: Article

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