Oral vitamin B12 replacement for the treatment of pernicious anaemia

Many patients with pernicious anaemia are treated with lifelong intramuscular vitamin B12 replacement. As early as the 1950s, there were studies suggesting that oral vitamin B12 replacement may provide adequate absorption. Nevertheless, oral vitamin B12 replacement in patients with pernicious anaemi...

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Main Authors: Catherine Qiu Hua Chan, Lian Leng Low, Kheng Hock Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmed.2016.00038/full