Ordering folate assays is no longer justified for investigation of anemias, in folic acid fortified countries

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 3, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Shojania, A Majid ^a   Von Kuster, Kenneth ^a  

^a ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

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EID: 77949893014     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-3-22     Document Type: Article

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