Low clinical utility of folate determinations in primary care setting

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Vinker, Shlomo ^a   Krantman, Eli ^b   Shani, Michal ^b   Nakar, Sasson ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FERRITIN; FOLIC ACID; TRANSFERRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FERRITINS; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TRANSFERRINS; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 84877767406     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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