Low serum folate levels as a risk factor for depressive mood in patients with chronic epilepsy

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 64-66

  Rösche, Johannes ^a   Uhlmann, Carmen ^a   Fröscher, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ADOLESCENT; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLATE METABOLISM; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0037412756     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/jnp.15.1.64     Document Type: Article

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