No effect of vitamin B-12 treatment on cognitive function and depression: A randomized placebo controlled study

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 269-273

  Hvas, Anne Mette ^a   Juul, Svend ^b   Lauritzen, Lise ^c   Nexø, Ebba ^a   Ellegaard, Jørgen ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Cognitive impairment; Depression; Methylmalonic acid; Vitamin B 12

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; METHYLMALONIC ACID;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEARNING TEST; MALE; METHYLMALONIC ACIDEMIA; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; OBSERVATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLACEBOS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 4344641699     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(03)00169-1     Document Type: Article

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