Folate, Vitamin B6, and B12 Intakes in Relation to Risk of Stroke among Men

Stroke

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 169-174

  He, Ka ^a,c   Merchant, Anwar ^a   Rimm, Eric B ^a,b   Rosner, Bernard A ^a,b   Stampfer, Meir J ^a,b   Willett, Walter C ^a,b   Ascherio, Alberto ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular accident; Folic acid; Vitamin B 12; Vitamin B6

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; PYRIDOXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRIDOXINE DEFICIENCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0346726098     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.0000106762.55994.86     Document Type: Article

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