Older adult psychiatric inpatients with non-cognitive disorders should be screened for vitamin B12 deficiency

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 209-212

  Lachner, C ^a   Martin, C ^a   John, D ^a   Nekkalapu, S ^a   Sasan, A ^a   Steinle, N ^b   Regenold, William T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cobalamin deficiency; Geriatric; Psychiatric inpatients; Vitamin B12 deficiency

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN;

ADULT; AGED HOSPITAL PATIENT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL PATIENT; MOOD DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCREENING; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; AGED; BLOOD; COMPLICATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

AGED; COGNITION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84898956279     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-013-0378-z     Document Type: Article

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