Megaloblastic anemia in children caused by vitamin B12 deficiency;Megaloblastäre anämien durch vitamin-B12-mangel im kindesalter

Monatsschrift fur Kinderheilkunde

Volumn 149, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 497-503

  Rössler, Jochen ^a   Breitenstein, S ^b   Havers, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Differential diagnosis; Imerslund Gr sbeck syndrome (IGS); Malabsorption; Megaloblastic anemia; Nutrition; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHYLMALONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIET THERAPY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALABSORPTION; MALE; MEGALOBLASTIC ANEMIA; NUTRITION; PALLOR; PANCYTOPENIA; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0343832015     PISSN: 00269298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001120050799     Document Type: Article

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