Increased plasma methylmalonic acid level does not predict clinical manifestations of vitamin B12 deficiency

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 161, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1534-1541

  Hvas, Anne Mette ^a   Ellegaard, Jørgen ^a   Nexø, Ebba ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; METHYLMALONIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DISEASE MARKER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHYLMALONIC ACIDEMIA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034924762     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.161.12.1534     Document Type: Article

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