Food-cobalamin malabsorption and vitamin B12 deficiency in adults and in elderly patients: What is the problem?;Malabsorption des cobalamines alimentaires et carence en vitamine B12 chez l'adulte et chez le sujet âgé : quel est le problème ?

Revue de Medecine Interne

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 511-513

  Andres E ^a   Vogel, T ^b   Kaltenbach, G ^b   Lang, P O ^c  

^a HÔPITAL CIVIL   (France)

^b Ctr de Gerontologie des Hop Univ   (France)

^c LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cobalamin; Food cobalamin malabsorption; Oral treatment; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

COBALAMIN; CYANOCOBALAMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; MALABSORPTION; BLOOD; FEMALE; FOOD; MALABSORPTION SYNDROMES; MALE; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMANS; MALABSORPTION SYNDROMES; MALE; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84957066583     PISSN: 02488663     EISSN: 17683122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2016.01.003     Document Type: Article

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