Folate testing: Time to retire your VCR

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 174, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1697-1698

  Wu, Alan H B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID;

DIETARY INTAKE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GRAIN; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMOLYSATE; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; REIMBURSEMENT; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; BLOOD; OUTPATIENT;

FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; OUTPATIENTS;

EID: 84908010062     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: 21686114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.3272     Document Type: Letter

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