Poor Folate Status Predicts Persistent Diarrhea in 6- to 30-Month-Old North Indian Children
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Folate, but not vitamin B-12 status, predicts respiratory morbidity in north Indian children.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Nutrition
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0022-3166,1541-6100
DOI: 10.3945/jn.111.144220