Prevalence of Vitamin B12 Deficiency in Spinal Cord Injury

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1675-1679

  Petchkrua, Wannapha ^b   Burns, Stephen P ^b   Stiens, Steven A ^b   James, Jennifer J ^b   Little, James W ^a  

^a VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries; Vitamin B12 deficiency

Indexed keywords

COBALAMIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHYLMALONIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAIN CORTEX; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER METABOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYELINATION; NEUROPATHY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; BLOOD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0242551178     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/S0003-9993(03)00318-6     Document Type: Article

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