Vitamin B12 deficiency presenting as oedema in infants of vegetarian mothers

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 164, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 257-258

  Reghu, Anjana ^a,b   Hosdurga, Saraswati ^a   Sandhu, Bhupinder ^a   Spray, Christine ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DRUG RESPONSE; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MACROCYTIC ANEMIA; MEGALOBLASTIC ANEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEGETARIAN DIET; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

BREAST FEEDING; DIET, VEGETARIAN; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; MOTHERS; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 17444426300     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-004-1616-5     Document Type: Article

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