Cobalamin deficiency in the elderly;Vitamin B12-mangel in der geriatrie

Praxis

Volumn 88, Issue 45, 1999, Pages 1867-1875

  Bopp Kistler, I ^a   Ruegger Frey B ^a   Grob, D ^a   Six, P ^a  

^a Klinik Geriatrie und Rehabilitation   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aging; Cobalamin; Dementia; Geriatrics; Homocysteine; Neuropsychiatric symptoms; Therapy; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN;

AGED; BLOOD; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0033523797     PISSN: 16618157     EISSN: 16618165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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