Shifts in B12 opinions in primary health care of Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 122-128

  Loökk, Johan ^a   Nilsson, Mats ^b   Norberg, Bo ^c   Hultdin, Johan ^c   Sandström, Herbert ^c   Westman, Göran ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Orthodontics   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

attitudes; cost; deficiency; epidemiology; management; vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CYANOCOBALAMIN; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHYLMALONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DECISION MAKING; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SWEDEN;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; METHYLMALONIC ACID; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84993748578     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14034948010290020901     Document Type: Article

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