Elevated methylmalonic acid is related to cognitive imparement in older adults enrolled in an elderly nutrition program

Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 47-65

  Lewis, Monica ^a   Miller, L Stephen ^a,b   Johnson, Mary Ann ^b   Dolce, Evelyn B ^b   Allen, Robert H ^c   Stabler, Sally P ^c  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cobalamin; Cognitive function; Homocysteine; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; METHYLMALONIC ACID;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATERING SERVICE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIETARY SERVICES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLMALONIC ACID; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 26044475183     PISSN: 01639366     EISSN: 15408566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J052v24n03_05     Document Type: Article

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