Homocysteine and cognitive function in very elderly nondemented subjects

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 673-677

  West, Rebecca K ^a,c   Beeri, Michal Schnaider ^a   Schmeidler, James ^a   Mitchell, Dara B ^a   Carlisle, Katherine R ^a   Angelo, Gary ^a   Mavris, Rizalina ^b   Langhoff, Erik ^a,b   Rosendorff, Clive ^a,b   Silverman, Jeremy M ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Box 1230 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive performance; dementia; homocysteine

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; COGNITION; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SCORING SYSTEM; VERY ELDERLY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 79960239891     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3181faee37     Document Type: Article

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