Folic acid and Alzheimer's disease

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 187-188

  Tsolaki, M ^a   Kartali, N ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GREECE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NORMAL VALUE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATROPHY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE; NEOCORTEX; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 0037329420     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.704     Document Type: Letter

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