High frequency of suboptimal serum vitamin B12 level in adults in Jordan

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1591-1595

  Fora, Mahmoud A ^a   Mohammad, Mukhallad A ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; JORDAN; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MICROPARTICLE ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; NEUTROPHIL; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNIVERSITY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JORDAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 29144531200     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 03795284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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