Long-term multivitamin supplementation and cognitive function in men: A randomized trial

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 806-814

  Grodstein, Francine ^a   O'Brien, Jacqueline ^a   Kang, Jae Hee ^a   Dushkes, Rimma ^a   Cook, Nancy R ^a   Okereke, Olivia ^a   Manson, JoAnn E ^a   Glynn, Robert J ^a   Buring, Julie E ^a   Michael Gaziano, J ^a   Sesso, Howard D ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CENTRUM SILVER; MULTIVITAMIN; PLACEBO; RETINOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; VERBAL MEMORY; VERY ELDERLY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 84891374780     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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