Low erythrocyte folate, but not plasma vitamin B-12, or homocysteine, is associated with dementia in elderly latinos

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-43

  Campbell, Alison K ^a,b   Jagust, W J ^a   Mungas, D M ^a   Miller, J W ^a   Green, R ^a   Haan, M N ^c   Allen, L H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Dementia; Elderly; Folate; Homocysteine; Vitamin B 12

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHYLMALONIC ACID;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; ERYTHROCYTE LEVEL; FEMALE; GENDER; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INCOME; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 14744290735     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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