Associations between serum homocysteine, holotranscobalamin, folate and cognition in the elderly: A longitudinal study

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 271, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 204-212

  Hooshmand, B ^a   Solomon, A ^a,b   Kareholt I ^a   Rusanen, M ^b   Hanninen T ^b,c   Leiviska J ^d   Winblad, B ^a   Laatikainen, T ^d   Soininen, H ^b,c   Kivipelto, M ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cognition; Dementia; Folate; Holotranscobalamin; Homocysteine

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; HOLOTRANSCOBALAMIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; TRANSCOBALAMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COGNITION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPISODIC MEMORY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SPEECH; TRANSCOBALAMINS;

EID: 84855924761     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: 13652796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2011.02484.x     Document Type: Article

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