Mild cobalamin deficiency associated with long-term metformin intake - Reply [2]

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 255, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 302-303

  Andres E ^a   Noel, E ^a   Schlienger, J L ^a   Blickle J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIN; CYANOCOBALAMIN; METFORMIN;

ANEMIA; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; LEUKOPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; METFORMIN; MIDDLE AGED; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 1242317774     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.2003.01290.x     Document Type: Letter

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