Tea and the Cognitive Function of Elderly People: Evidence From Neurobiology and Epidemiology

Tea in Health and Disease Prevention

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1325-1336

  Feng, Lei ^a   Ng, Tze Pin ^a   Kua, Ee Heok ^a   Preedy, Victor R ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-384937-3.00111-7     Document Type: Chapter

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