Cocoa flavanol consumption improves cognitive function, blood pressure control, and metabolic profile in elderly subjects: the Cocoa, Cognition, and Aging (CoCoA) Study--a randomized controlled trial

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Cocoa flavanol consumption improves cognitive function, blood pressure control, and metabolic profile in elderly subjects: the Cocoa, Cognition, and Aging (CoCoA) Study--a randomized controlled trial is …
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P356DOI10.3945/AJCN.114.092189
P8608Fatcat IDrelease_zxpxk72mdjhztfvn3aiuwac6pi
P932PMC publication ID4340060
P698PubMed publication ID25733639
P5875ResearchGate publication ID273153209

P50authorStefano NecozioneQ57337118
Davide GrassiQ38326985
Claudio FerriQ38327003
P2093author name stringGiovambattista Desideri
Daniela Mastroiacovo
Catherine Kwik-Uribe
Carmine Marini
Raffaella Bocale
Angelo Raffaele
Maria Carmela Lechiara
Luana Pistacchio
Roberta Righetti
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P433issue3
P407language of work or nameEnglishQ1860
P921main subjectrandomized controlled trialQ1436668
P304page(s)538-548
P577publication date2014-12-17
P1433published inAmerican Journal of Clinical NutritionQ7713500
P1476titleCocoa flavanol consumption improves cognitive function, blood pressure control, and metabolic profile in elderly subjects: the Cocoa, Cognition, and Aging (CoCoA) Study--a randomized controlled trial
P478volume101

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