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A randomised controlled trial investigating the effect of vitamin B12 supplementation on neurological function in healthy older people: the Older People and Enhanced Neurological function (OPEN) study protocol [ISRCTN54195799]

BACKGROUND: Vitamin B12 deficiency is common in older people and the prevalence increases with age. Vitamin B12 deficiency may present as macrocytic anaemia, subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord, or as neuropathy, but is often asymptomatic in older people. The diagnosis and indications...

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Autores principales: Dangour, Alan D, Allen, Elizabeth, Clarke, Robert, Elbourne, Diana, Fasey, Nicky, Fletcher, Astrid E, Letley, Louise, Richards, Marcus, Whyte, Ken, Mills, Kerry, Uauy, Ricardo
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3062585/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21396086
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2891-10-22