Serum folate, vitamin b-12, and homocysteine and their association with depressive symptoms among U.S. adults

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 862-873

  Beydoun, May A ^a   Shroff, Monal R ^b   Beydoun, Hind A ^c   Zonderman, Alan B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Depression; Folate; Homocysteine; Vitamin B 12

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEPRESSION; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 78651353046     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: 15347796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e3181f61863     Document Type: Article

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