Vitamin deficiency in the elderly
Subtitle: prevalence, clinical significance, and effects on brain function
By: edited by J.R. Kemm with the assistance of R.J. Ancill.
Contributors: Kemm, J. R.; Ancill, R. J.
Publisher: Boston; Blackwell Scientific Publications; Blackwell Mosby Book [distributor]
Published: 1985
Place of publication: Oxford [Oxfordshire]; St. Louis, Mo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 210
Subjects: Avitaminosis.; Older people -- Nutrition.; Brain -- Aging.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 166-203.
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The concept of vitamin deficiency / J.R. Kemm; title: Recommended intakes and dietary assessment / J.R. Kemm; title: Clinical assessment of nutritional status in the elderly / W.H. MacLennan; title: Biochemical assessment of nutritional status / D.I. Thurnham; title: The prevalence of vitamin deficiency in the elderly / M.L. Burr; title: Water soluble vitamins, neuro-transmitters, and brain biochemistry / J. Greenwood ... [et al.]; title: Infection, vitamins, and confusion in the elderly / J.H. Puxty; title: Assessment of cognitive function in the elderly / R.J. Ancill and A.C. Carr; title: Nutritional status and dementia / D.E. Thomas ... [et al.]; title: Nutrition of elderly patients with cancer / J.W.T. Dickerson; title: Interaction of drugs and nutrition in the elderly / J.W.T. Dickerson; title: The prevention of vitamin deficiency in the elderly / J.R. Kemm.