Efficacy of B vitamins in lowering homocysteine in older men: maximal effects for those with B12 deficiency and hyperhomocysteinemia.

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Published in Stroke on December 22, 2005

Authors

Leon Flicker1, Samuel D Vasikaran, Jenny Thomas, John M Acres, Paul Norman, Konrad Jamrozik, Graeme J Hankey, Osvaldo P Almeida

Author Affiliations

1: School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. leonflic@cyllene.uwa.edu.au

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