Vitamin B12 for cognition

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2010, Issue 1, 2003, Pages

  Malouf, Reem ^a   Areosa Sastre, Almudena ^b  

^a Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN;

AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DEMENTIA; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW;

AGED; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0141724695     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004394     Document Type: Review

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