Association of folate intake with the occurrence of depressive episodes in middle-aged French men and women

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 183-187

  Astorg, Pierre ^a   Couthouis, Aline ^b   De Courcy, Geneviève Potier ^c   Bertrais, Sandrine ^c   Arnault, Nathalie ^c   Meneton, Pierre ^c   Galan, Pilar ^c   Hercberg, Serge ^c  

^a INRA   (France)

^b Caisse Primaire d'Assurance Maladie de Paris   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Cohort studies; Depression; Folate

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; FOLIC ACID; LITHIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD HABITS; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 53049090216     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114507873612     Document Type: Article

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