The comparison of folate and vitamin B12 levels between depressive and nondepressive postmenopausal women

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 611-615

  Şengül, Özlem ^a   Uygur, Dilek ^b   Güleç, Mustafa ^c   Dilbaz, Berna ^d   Şimşek, Esma Meltem ^a   Göktolga, Ümit ^d  

^a Yenimahalle State Hospital   (Turkey)

^b ZEKAI TAHIR BURAK WOMEN S HEALTH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d Clinic of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Ankara Etlik Zübeyde Han m Women s Health Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Depressive symptoms; Folate; Menopause; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SMOKING; AGE; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; POSTMENOPAUSE; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 84901201076     PISSN: 13000144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/sag-1305-127     Document Type: Article

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