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Erschienen in: European Journal of Pediatrics 4/2005

01.04.2005 | Short Report

Vitamin B12 deficiency presenting as oedema in infants of vegetarian mothers

verfasst von: Anjana Reghu, Saraswati Hosdurga, Bhupinder Sandhu, Christine Spray

Erschienen in: European Journal of Pediatrics | Ausgabe 4/2005

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We report two cases of nutritional vitamin B12 deficiency in infancy, highlighting the importance of B12 supplementation to vegetarian mothers during pregnancy and breast-feeding. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Vitamin B12 deficiency presenting as oedema in infants of vegetarian mothers
verfasst von
Anjana Reghu
Saraswati Hosdurga
Bhupinder Sandhu
Christine Spray
Publikationsdatum
01.04.2005
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
European Journal of Pediatrics / Ausgabe 4/2005
Print ISSN: 0340-6199
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1076
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-004-1616-5

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