Co-occurrence of anemia, marginal vitamin B6, and folate status and depressive symptoms in older adults

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 170-178

  Pan, Wen Harn ^a,b,c   Chang, Yi Ping ^d   Yeh, Wen Ting ^b   Guei, Yu Shu ^e   Lin, Bi Fong ^c   Wei, Ien Lan ^f   Yang, Feili Lo ^g   Liaw, Yung Po ^e,h   Chen, Kuan Ju ⁱ   Chen, Wei J ^c  

^a Institute of Population Health Sciences   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHIA NAN UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

^e CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^h CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

ⁱ CHUNG HWA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

anemia; elderly; folate; Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan (NAHSIT); SF 36; vitamin B

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; HEMOGLOBIN; PYRIDOXINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; TRANSKETOLASE;

AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRIDOXINE DEFICIENCY; TAIWAN; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ODDS RATIO; TAIWAN; VITAMIN B 6; VITAMIN B 6 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84868367968     PISSN: 08919887     EISSN: 15525708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891988712458365     Document Type: Article

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