Metformin associated B12 deficiency

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 58-59

  Kumthekar, Anand Ajit ^a   Gidwani, Hitesh Vinod ^b   Kumthekar, Ajit Bhaskar ^a  

^a Sumati Diabetes Clinic   (India)

^b Sunshine Diagnostic Centre   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; CYANOCOBALAMIN; HYDROXOCOBALAMIN; METFORMIN; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; MALABSORPTION; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; HYDROXOCOBALAMIN; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALABSORPTION SYNDROMES; MALE; METFORMIN; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 84859066791     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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