Vitamin B12 deficiency is linked with long-term use of proton pump inhibitors in institutionalized older adults: Could a cyanocobalamin nasal spray be beneficial?

Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 87-99

  Rozgony, Nancy R ^a   Fang, Chengshun ^a   Kuczmarski, Marie F ^a   Bob, Harold ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b Augsburg Lutheran Home   (United States)

Author keywords

Institutionalized; Proton pump inhibitors; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; METHYLMALONIC ACID; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; METHYLMALONIC ACID; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 77951034977     PISSN: 01639366     EISSN: 15408566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01639360903574734     Document Type: Article

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