Seasonal folate serum concentrations at different nutrition

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 36-38

  Krajcovicova Kudlackova, Marica ^a   Valachovičová, Martina ^a   Blažícek, Pavel ^a  

^a SLOVAK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Folate; General population; Season; Vegetarians

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878623639     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3785     Document Type: Article

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