Homocysteine and the risk of nursing home admission and mortality in older persons

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 188-195

  Swart, K M A ^a   Van Schoor, N M ^a   Blom, H J ^a   Smulders, Y M ^a   Lips, P ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

aged; homocysteine; mortality; nursing homes; vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; HOMOCYSTEINE;

AGED; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOMES; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84856671213     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2011.186     Document Type: Article

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