Determinants of plasma methylmalonic acid in a large population: Implications for assessment of vitamin B12 status

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2198-2206

  Vogiatzoglou, Anna ^a   Oulhaj, Abderrahim ^a   Smith, A David ^a   Nurk, Eha ^b   Drevon, Christian A ^b   Ueland, Per M ^c   Vollset, Stein E ^c   Tell, Grethe S ^c   Refsum, Helga ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; METHYLMALONIC ACID;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHYLMALONIC ACIDEMIA; SEX RATIO; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; CREATININE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; METHYLMALONIC ACID; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 71749120426     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: 15308561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2009.128678     Document Type: Article

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