Cobalamin Deficiency in Elderly Patients: A Personal View

Cobalamin (vitamin B12) deficiency is particularly common in the elderly (>65 years of age) but is often unrecognized because its clinical manifestations are subtle; however, they are also potentially serious, particularly from a neuropsychiatric and hematological perspective. In the elderly, the...

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Main Authors: Emmanuel Andrès, Thomas Vogel, Laure Federici, Jacques Zimmer, Ecaterina Ciobanu, Georges Kaltenbach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2008-01-01
Series:Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/848267