Regular vitamin B12 supplementation among older Chinese men in a veterans care home in Taiwan

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 186-189

  Lin, Yi Tsong ^a,b   Lin, Ming Hsien ^b,c   Lai, Hsiu Yun ^b,c   Chen, Liang Kung ^b,c   Hwang, Shinn Jang ^b,c   Lan, Chung Fu ^b,c  

^a Banchiao Veterans Home ^*  (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Depression in elderly; Vitamin B12 supplement

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DEPRESSION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN; ASIAN; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RESIDENTIAL HOME; STATISTICS; VETERAN;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HUMANS; MALE; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; TAIWAN; VETERANS; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 67349230221     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2008.07.007     Document Type: Article

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