The effects of an oral multivitamin combination with calcium, magnesium, and zinc on psychological well-being in healthy young male volunteers: A double-blind placebo-controlled trial

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 220-225

  Carroll, Douglas ^a   Ring, Christopher ^a   Suter, Martin ^b   Willemsen, Gonneke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Berocca ; Double blind randomised placebo controlled trial; Perceived stress

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; MAGNESIUM; MULTIVITAMIN; PLACEBO; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; ZINC;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; CALCIUM; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VITAMINS; ZINC;

EID: 0033920015     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130000406     Document Type: Article

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