Reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease with high folate intake: The Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging

Alzheimer's and Dementia

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-18

  Corrada, María M ^a   Kawas, Claudia H ^a   Hallfrisch, Judith ^b   Muller, Denis ^c   Brookmeyer, Ron ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BELTSVILLE HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Antioxidants; B vitamins; Dementia; Folate; Longitudinal studies; Prospective studies

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTENOID; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; PYRIDOXINE;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN INTAKE; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 28444460680     PISSN: 15525260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2005.06.001     Document Type: Article

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