Micronutrient supplementation may reduce symptoms of depression in Guatemalan women

Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutricion

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 278-286

  Nguyen, Phuong H ^a   Grajeda, Ruben ^a   Melgar, Paul ^a   Marcinkevage, Jessica ^a   DiGirolamo, Ann M ^a   Flores, Rafael ^a   Martorell, Reynaldo ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Depression; Folate; Guatemala; Micronutrients; Randomized controlled trial; Women of reproductive age

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; IRON; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GUATEMALA; HUMANS; IRON; MICRONUTRIENTS; MIDDLE AGED; VITAMIN B 12; YOUNG ADULT; ZINC;

EID: 77949816700     PISSN: 00040622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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