Understanding Vitamin B12

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 60-65

  Pawlak, Roman ^a   James, Parrott Scott ^b   Raj, Sudha ^c   Cullum Dugan, Diana ^d   Lucus, Debbie ^e  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^c SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Namaste Nutrition   (United States)

^e Sutter Medical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

assessment; B12; cobalamin; deficiency; food sources

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872719974     PISSN: 15598276     EISSN: 15598284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1559827612450688     Document Type: Review

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