Long-term intake of nuts in relation to cognitive function in older women

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 496-502

  O'Brien, Jacqueline ^a,b   Okereke, O ^a,b   Devore, E ^a   Rosner, B ^a,b   Breteler, M ^b,c   Grodstein, F ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c GERMAN CENTER FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES DZNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognition; Cognitive decline; Cognitive function; Cohort study; Diet; Epidemiology; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECALL; SCORING SYSTEM; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; VERBAL MEMORY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIET; EATING; HEALTH SURVEY; NURSE; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME FACTOR;

AGED; ATTENTION; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; DIET; EATING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; NURSES; NUTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84903187801     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-014-0019-1     Document Type: Article

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