Vitamin B12 treatment normalizes metabolic markers but has limited clinical effect: A randomized placebo-controlled study

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1396-1404

  Hvas, A M ^a   Ellegaard, J ^a   Nexo E ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHYLMALONIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CELL VOLUME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; METHYLMALONIC ACID; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0034742635     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/47.8.1396     Document Type: Article

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