Prevalence of Low Vitamin B12 Status among Type-2 Diabetic Patients on Long-Term Metformin and its Effect on Neuropathy Scores

Prevalence of Low Vitamin B12 Status among Type-2 Diabetic Patients on Long-Term Metformin and its Effect on Neuropathy Scores

Context: The association between long-term metformin use and low vitamin B12 levels has been proven. However, the prevalence estimates of metformin-induced vitamin B12 deficiency showed considerable variation among the studies and have not been studied in African settings. The potential of the defic...

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Main Author: Ahmed, Marwan Awad
Other Authors: Muntingh, George L.
Language:en
Published: University of Pretoria 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/57487
Ahmed, M 2016, Prevalence of Low Vitamin B12 Status among Type-2 Diabetic Patients on Long-Term Metformin and its Effect on Neuropathy Scores, MSc Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/57487>

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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/57487
Ahmed, M 2016, Prevalence of Low Vitamin B12 Status among Type-2 Diabetic Patients on Long-Term Metformin and its Effect on Neuropathy Scores, MSc Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/57487>

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