Folate status and socio‐demographic predictors of folate status, among a national cohort of women aged 26–36 in Australia, 2004–2006

Objective : To describe serum folate status and the socio‐demographic correlates of serum folate status in a national sample of women aged 26–36 years in Australia, 2004–2006.

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