The prevalence of vitamin B12 deficiency in patients with type 2 diabetes: A cross-sectional study

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 528-534

  Pflipsen, Matthew C ^a   Oh, Robert C ^b   Saguil, Aaron ^c   Seehusen, Dean A ^c   Topolski, Richard ^d  

^a Raymond W Bliss Army Health Center   (United States)

^b TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c EISENHOWER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; METFORMIN; METHYLMALONIC ACID; MULTIVITAMIN;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY; WASHINGTON;

EID: 70349094438     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2009.05.090044     Document Type: Article

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