Plasma homocysteine in 80-year-olds: Relationships to medical, psychological and social variables

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 215-226

  Jensen, E ^a   Dehlin, O ^a   Erfurth, E M ^b   Hagberg, B ^c   Samuelsson, G ^c   Svensson, T ^c   Hultberg, B ^d  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Dept of Int Med Univ H   (Sweden)

^c Gerontologiskt Centrum   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Elderly; Homocysteine; Psychology; Quality of life; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEINE; MARKER;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONCENTRATION LOSS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY; MEMORY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESTLESSNESS; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; TEMPERATURE SENSE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0032077886     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4943(98)00004-1     Document Type: Article

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