what can we learn from the facit trial: A randomized, double blind, controlled trial

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 320-324

  Durga, Jane ^a,b,d   Van Boxtel, M P J ^c   Schouten, E G ^a   Kok, F J ^a   Jolles, J ^c   Katan, M B ^b   Verhoef, P ^a,b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TOP INSTITUTE FOOD AND NUTRITION   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 34547162558     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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