Use of dietary supplements for cognitive health: Results of a national survey of adults in the United States

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 55-64

  Laditka, James N ^a   Laditka, Sarah B ^a   Tait, Elizabeth M ^b   Tsulukidze, M Maka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's; cognitive health; complementary and alternative medicine; dementia; herbal supplement use; vitamin use

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM; CYANOCOBALAMIN; MINERAL; MULTIVITAMIN; VITAMIN; VITAMIN B GROUP;

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GINKGO BILOBA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859339793     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: 19382731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317511435662     Document Type: Article

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