Megaloblastic anemia in North Africa

Haematologica

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 990-991

  Maktouf, Chokri ^a   Bchir, Fattouma ^a   Louzir, Hechmi ^a   Mdhaffer, Moez ^b   Elloumi, Moez ^b   Ben Abid, Hela ^a   Meddeb, Balkis ^a   Makni, Faiza ^b   Laatiri, Adnene ^d   Soussi, Taoufik ^b   Hafsia, Aicha ^c   Dellagi, Koussay ^a  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b HEDI CHAKER HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^c Aziza Othmana   (Tunisia)

^d FARHAT HACHED HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Anemia; Cobalamin; Folate; Megaloblastic; North Africa; Pernicious; Tunisia; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

COBALAMIN; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMERSLUND GRAESBECK SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEGALOBLASTIC ANEMIA; NORTH AFRICA; PERNICIOUS ANEMIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TUNISIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA, NORTHERN; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA, MEGALOBLASTIC; ANEMIA, PERNICIOUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 33745789808     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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