Consideration of nutrient levels in studies of cognitive decline

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 72, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 707-719

  Barnes, Jennifer L ^a,b   Tian, Min ^b   Edens, Neile K ^b   Morris, Martha Clare ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Elderly; Folate; Malnutrition; Vitamin B12; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NUTRIENT; NUTRITION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

EID: 84908879458     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 17534887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nure.12144     Document Type: Article

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