Severe Vitamin B12 Deficiency in an Infant Associated with a Maternal Deficiency and a Strict Vegetarian Diet

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 270-271

  Weiss, Rachel ^a   Fogelman, Yacov ^b   Bennett, Michael ^a  

^a HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Infant nutrition; Maternal nutrition; Megaloblastic anemia; Neurologic disorders; Vitamin B12 deficiency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CASE REPORT; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; INFANT NUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MEGALOBLASTIC ANEMIA; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRIMIDINE METABOLISM; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; VEGETARIAN DIET; ADULT; MOTHER;

CYANOCOBALAMIN;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; DIET, VEGETARIAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MOTHERS; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 3042823706     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200404000-00013     Document Type: Article

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