Neuropsychiatric Disorders Caused by Cobalamin Deficiency in the Absence of Anemia or Macrocytosis

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 318, Issue 26, 1988, Pages 1720-1728

  Lindenbaum, John ^a   Healton, Edward B ^a   Savage, David G ^a   Brust, John C m ^a   Garrett, Thomas J ^a   Podell, Elaine R ^a   Margell, Paul D ^b   Stabler, Sally P ^b   Allen, Robert H ^b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALAMIN;

COBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DIAGNOSIS; DRUG THERAPY; ETIOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0023946537     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198806303182604     Document Type: Article

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