Estimation of serum and erythrocyte folate concentrations in the new zealand adult population within a background of voluntary folic acid fortification

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 68-74

  Bradbury, Kathryn E ^a,c   Williams, Sheila M ^b   Mann, Jim I ^a   Brown, Rachel ^a   Parnell, Winsome ^a   Skeaff, C Murray ^a  

^a Department of Human Nutrition ^*  (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONSUMER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEAL; MICROBIOLOGY TEST; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; YEAST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897643350     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.113.182105     Document Type: Article

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