Folate and Vitamin B12Status in the Americas
Open Access
- 1 June 2004
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Nutrition Reviews
- Vol. 62 (suppl_1) , S29-S33
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-4887.2004.tb00069.x
Abstract
There is growing interest in the potential for folic acid fortification in the Americas and recognition of the high prevalence of low plasma vitamin BKeywords
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