Fish consumption and cognitive function among older people in the UK: Baseline data from the OPAL study

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 198-202

  Dangour, Alan D ^a   Allen, E ^a   Elbourne, D ^a   Fletcher, A ^a   Richards, M ^b   Uauy, R ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL TEST; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGING; ANIMALS; COGNITION; DIET; EATING; FEMALE; FISHES; FOOD HABITS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 63249119512     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-009-0057-2     Document Type: Article

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