Homocysteine, B vitamin status, and cognitive function in the elderly

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 908-913

  Duthie, Susan J ^a   Whalley, Lawrence J ^b   Collins, Andrew R ^a   Leaper, Steve ^b   Berger, Kerstin ^a   Deary, Ian J ^c  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognition; Community based survey; Elderly; Folate; Homocysteine; Scottish Mental Survey; Vitamin B 12

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; VITAMIN B GROUP;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROPROTECTION; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SURVIVAL; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0036229212     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/75.5.908     Document Type: Article

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