Nutritional megaloblastic anemia in young Turkish children is associated with vitamin B-12 deficiency and psychomotor retardation

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 559-562

  Katar, Selahattin ^a   Nuri Özbek, Mehmet ^a   Yaramiş, Ahmet ^a   Ecer, Sultan ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Child; Nutritional vitamin B12 and folate deficiency; Psychomotor retardation

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN;

ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEGALOBLASTIC ANEMIA; MILK; OUTPATIENT; PALLOR; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TURKEY (BIRD); VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ANEMIA, MEGALOBLASTIC; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; NEUTROPHILS; TURKEY; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 33749335286     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mph.0000212958.89091.c0     Document Type: Article

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