Cognitive function and tea consumption in community dwelling older Chinese in Singapore

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 433-438

  Feng, Lei ^a   Gwee, X ^a   Kua, E H ^a   Ng, T P ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Catechins; Cognition; Dementia; Elderly; Tea

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COFFEE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGAPORE; TEA; AGING; BEVERAGE; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; COGNITION DISORDERS; ETHNOLOGY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY;

TEA;

AGED; AGING; BEVERAGES; CHINA; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; SINGAPORE; TEA;

EID: 77954632600     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-010-0095-9     Document Type: Article

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