Oral or intramuscular vitamin B12?

Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 19-21

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Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; CYANOCOBALAMIN; METHOTREXATE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ARTICLE; CHILL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; DRUG COST; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; INJECTION SITE PAIN; NAUSEA; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRURITUS; RASH; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; UNITED KINGDOM; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; VOMITING; ECONOMICS; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; REVIEW;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; DRUG COSTS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 70349564267     PISSN: 00126543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/dtb.2009.01.0002     Document Type: Article

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