Blood homocysteine and risk of depression in the elderly

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-25

  Forti, Paola ^a   Rietti, Elisa ^a   Pisacane, Nicoletta ^a   Olivelli, Valentina ^a   Dalmonte, Edoardo ^b   Mecocci, Patrizia ^c   Ravaglia, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Faenza Hospital   (Italy)

^c POLICLINICO MONTELUCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Depression; Elderly; Folate; Homocysteine; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SULPIRIDE; TRAZODONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DEPRESSION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO;

AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 77953286878     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2009.06.009     Document Type: Article

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