Blood Concentrations of Homocysteine and Methylmalonic Acid among Demented and Non-Demented Swedish Elderly with and without Home Care Services and Vitamin B12 Prescriptions
Background and Aims: Total plasma homocysteine (tHcy) has been suggested as a risk factor of dementia. Our aim was to investigate potential differences in tHcy status in relation to the prescription of vitamin B12 and dementia diagnosis. We examined whether vitamin B12 prescriptions, a family histor...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2012-09-01
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| Series: | Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra |
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| Online Access: | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/339669 |