The Nutrition, Aging, and Memory in Elders (NAME) Study: Design and methods for a study of micronutrients and cognitive function in a homebound elderly population

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 519-528

  Scott, Tammy M ^a,b   Peter, Inga ^a,b   Tucker, Katherine L ^c,d   Arsenault, Lisa ^c   Bergethon, Peter ^a,b   Bhadelia, Rafeeque ^a,b   Buell, Jennifer ^c   Collins, Lauren ^c   Dashe, John F ^a,b   Griffith, John ^a,b   Hibberd, Patricia ^a,b   Leins, Drew ^c   Liu, Timothy ^c   Ordovas, Jose M ^c,d   Patz, Samuel ^a,b   Price, Lori Lyn ^a,b   Qiu, Wei Qiao ^a,b   Sarnak, Mark ^a,b   Selhub, Jacob ^c,d   Smaldone, Lauren ^c   Wagner, Carey ^c   Wang, Lixia ^c   Weiner, Daniel ^a,b   Yee, Jacqueline ^c   Rosenberg, Irwin ^b,c,d   Folstein, Marshal ^a,d   more..

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognition; Elders; Homocysteine; Magnetic resonance imaging; Micronutrients; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEINE; MULTIVITAMIN; TRACE ELEMENT;

AGED; AGING; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BLOOD LEVEL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GENETICS; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMEBOUND PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MEMORY; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOMEBOUND PERSONS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 33745875918     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1503     Document Type: Article

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