Risk factors for dementia: Data from the conselice study of brain aging

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL., 2007, Pages 311-320

  Ravaglia, G ^a,b,c   Forti, P ^a,b,c   Maioli, F ^a,b,c   Montesi, F ^a,b,c   Rietti, E ^a,b,c   Pisacane, N ^a,b,c   Rolfo, E ^a,b,c   Scali, C R ^a,b,c   Dalmonte, E ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b RSA Villa Ranuzzi   (Italy)

^c Ravenna Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

B vitamin status; Cognitive impairment; Conselice Study; Homocysteine; Incidence of dementia; Physiology of aging brain; Prevalence of dementia

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; VITAMIN B GROUP;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAIN; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST;

AGED; AGING; BRAIN; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; INCIDENCE; ITALY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN B DEFICIENCY;

EMILIA;

EID: 33847231309     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2007.01.041     Document Type: Article

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