Total serum homocysteine levels do not identify cognitive dysfunction in multimorbid elderly patients

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 121-126

  Hengstermann, S ^a   Laemmler, G ^a   Hanemann, A ^a   Schweter, A ^a   Steinhagen Thiessen, E ^a   Lun, A ^a   Schulz, Ralf Joachim ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive dysfunction; Folate; Homocysteine; Multimorbid elderly

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; HEMOGLOBIN; HOMOCYSTEINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GERIATRIC NUTRITION; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 61949434395     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-009-0018-9     Document Type: Article

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