Natural food folate and late-life depression

Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 348-358

  Payne, Martha E ^a   Jamerson, Brenda D ^a,b   Potocky, Christopher F ^a   Ashley Koch, Allison E ^a   Speer, Marcy C ^a   Steffens, David C ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Campbell University   (United States)

Author keywords

Folate; Folic acid; Keywords depression; Nutrition; Older adults

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; AGING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 77949613693     PISSN: 01639366     EISSN: 15408566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01639360903417181     Document Type: Article

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