Megaloblastic anemia: Back in focus

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 795-799

  Chandra, Jagdish ^a  

^a KALAWATI SARAN CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

B12 deficiency Folic acid deficiency; Megaloblastic anemia; Pancytopenia

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID;

CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MEGALOBLASTIC ANEMIA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PANCYTOPENIA; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; TREMOR; ANEMIA, MEGALOBLASTIC; CHILD; INDIA; INFANT; NEWBORN; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VEGETARIAN DIET; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

ANEMIA, MEGALOBLASTIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET, VEGETARIAN; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PANCYTOPENIA; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 77955926611     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-010-0121-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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