“…Current interest in the interrelationships of Se with other nutrients requires the discussion of previous methods of assessing selenium status, following Robinson and Thomson (1983), Burk et al (1981), Burk (1986), Mutanen (1986), Levander (1986), Van Faassen et al (1987), Van den Haute et al (1987), Neve et al (1987), and Luten et al (1987). The selenium content of isolated erythrocytes, for example, reflects the average selenium intakes during the past 3 -4 months, as this period corresponds to the average life span of human erythrocytes.…”