Vitamin-B12 and folate deficiency, major contributing factors for anemia: A population based study

e-SPEN Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Sukla, Krishna Kishore ^a   Nagar, Rachana ^a   Raman, Rajiva ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anemia; Folate; Indian population; Iron supplementation; Public health; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CYANOCOBALAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOMOCYSTEINE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MICROCYTOSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84892994609     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22128263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clnme.2013.11.003     Document Type: Article

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