Randomized trial of the effect of supplementation on the cognitive function of older people with subnormal cobalamin levels

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 611-616

  Kwok, T ^a,b   Tang, C ^a   Woo, J ^a   Lai, W K ^a   Law, L K ^a   Pang, C P ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cobalamin; Cognitive; Elderly; Supplementation; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

COBALAMIN; CYANOCOBALAMIN; METHYLMALONIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST;

AGED; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0031662856     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199809)13:9<611::AID-GPS832>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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