Preventing vitamin B12 deficiency in South Asian women of childbearing age: A randomised controlled trial comparing an oral vitamin B12 supplement with B12 dietary advice

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 870-875

  Mearns, G J ^a   Koziol Mclain, J ^a   Obolonkin, V ^a   Rush, E C ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CYANOCOBALAMIN; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DIETARY INTAKE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RED MEAT; SOUTH ASIAN; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WHITE MEAT; ASIA; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ETHNOLOGY; MATERNAL CARE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

ADULT; ASIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREVALENCE; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; WOMEN;

EID: 84905819995     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2014.56     Document Type: Article

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