Antioxidant intake and mild cognitive impairment among elderly people in klang valley: A pilot study

Sains Malaysiana

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 689-696

  Wong, Sher Hui ^a   Rajikan, Roslee ^a   Das, Srijit ^a   Yusoff, Noor Aini Mohd ^a   Lee, Lai Kuan ^a   Aziz, Safiyyah Abdul ^a   Sakian, Noor Ibrahim Mohd ^a   Shahar, Suzana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Cognitive impairment; Elderly; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956270996     PISSN: 01266039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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