Reduced red-cell folate in mania

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 95-99

  Hasanah, C I ^a   Khan, U A ^a   Musalmah, M ^a   Razali, S M ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Mania; Red cell folate; Serum folate

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIA; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0031470642     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(97)00096-7     Document Type: Article

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