Assessing the association between vitamin B-12 status and cognitive function in older adults

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1259-1260

  Miller, Joshua W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHYLMALONIC ACID; TRANSCOBALAMIN;

COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; KIDNEY FAILURE; LABORATORY TEST; SCREENING TEST; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 33845475631     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/84.6.1259     Document Type: Editorial

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