Use of fasting urinary methylmalonic acid to screen for metabolic vitamin B12 deficiency in older persons

Nutrition

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 764-768

  Kwok, T ^a,c   Cheng, G ^a   Lai, W K ^a   Poon, P ^a   Woo, J ^a   Pang, C P ^b  

^a Peoples' Republic of ^*  (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

methylmalonic acid; vegetarianism; vitamin B12 deficiency

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; METHYLMALONIC ACID;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DIET RESTRICTION; DILUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SERUM; VEGETARIAN;

EID: 4344640091     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2004.06.001     Document Type: Article

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