Effects of Mixed Dietary Supplements on Total Plasma Homocysteine Concentrations (tHcy): A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 260-266

  Gariballa, Salah E ^a   Forster, Sarah J ^b   Powers, Hilary J ^b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dietary supplements; Homocysteine; Older people

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; PLACEBO; PYRIDOXINE; RIBOFLAVIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISABILITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPY EFFECT; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; BLOOD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HOSPITALIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PLACEBOS; RIBOFLAVIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 6;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84878881348     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: 16642821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831/a000118     Document Type: Article

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