Biochemical signs of impaired cobalamin function do not affect hematological parameters in young infants: Results from a double-blind randomized controlled trial

Pediatric Research

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 327-332

  Jenssen, Håvard Bjørke ^a   Torsvik, Ingrid ^b   Ueland, Per Magne ^b,c   Midttun, Øivind ^d   Bjørke Monsen, Anne Lise ^b  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d BEVITAL AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ERYTHROPOIESIS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; INFANCY; INFANT; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETICULOCYTOSIS; SUPPLEMENTATION; VEGETARIAN; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BLOOD CELL COUNT; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; RETICULOCYTES; SEX FACTORS; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84883711546     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: 15300447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pr.2013.101     Document Type: Article

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