A pilot study of vitamins to lower plasma homocysteine levels in Alzheimer disease

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 246-249

  Aisen, Paul S ^a   Egelko, Susan ^a   Andrews, Howard ^a   Diaz Arrastia, Ramon ^a   Weiner, Myron ^a   DeCarli, Charles ^a   Jagust, William ^a   Miller, Joshua W ^a   Green, Ralph ^a   Bell, Karen ^a   Sano, Mary ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLINIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; MULTIVITAMIN; PYRIDOXINE; VITAMIN;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 20244361897     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019442-200303000-00016     Document Type: Article

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