Half-baked? B vitamins and depression

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 269-270

  Roberts, Seren Haf ^a   Bedson, Emma ^a   Tranter, Richard ^b,c  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; VITAMIN B GROUP; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DEPRESSION; DIETARY INTAKE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PATHOGENESIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; NOTE; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; VITAMIN B DEFICIENCY;

EID: 77955480491     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2010.29977     Document Type: Editorial

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