Serum folate and homocysteine and depressive symptoms among Japanese men and women

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 289-296

  Nanri, A ^a   Mizoue, T ^a   Matsushita, Y ^a   Sasaki, S ^b   Ohta, M ^c   Sato, M ^d   Mishima, N ^e  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^d KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Ikemi Memorial Clinic of Mind Body Medicine   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cross sectional studies; Depression; Folate; Homocysteine; Japanese

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIET; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; JAPANESE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; JAPAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949267052     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2009.143     Document Type: Article

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