Folate, but not vitamin B-12 status, predicts respiratory morbidity in north Indian children
Author(s) -
Tor A. Strand,
Sunita Taneja,
Nita Bhandari,
Helga Refsum,
Per Magne Ueland,
Håkon K. Gjessing,
Rajiv Bahl,
Joern Schneede,
Maharaj Kishan Bhan,
Halvor Sommerfelt
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/86.1.139
Subject(s) - interquartile range , quartile , medicine , respiratory tract infections , prospective cohort study , gastroenterology , methylmalonic acid , vitamin b12 , cobalamin , incidence (geometry) , cohort study , risk factor , physiology , confidence interval , respiratory system , physics , optics
Vitamin deficiencies are often part of malnutrition, which predisposes to acute lower respiratory tract infections.
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