A high incidence of vitamin B12 deficiency in Israeli patients undergoing coronary angiography

Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 191-

  Goland, Sorel ^a   Ayzenberg, Oded ^a   Kuznitz, Fabio ^a   Shimoni, Sara ^a   Caspi, Avraham ^a   Malnick, Stephen ^a  

^a KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALAMIN; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; PYRIDOXINE;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANGIOPLASTY; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; RESTENOSIS; SMOKING; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0141428726     PISSN: 09203206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025348020868     Document Type: Letter

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