Vitamin B12 deficiency – A 21st century perspective
Michael J Shipton and Jecko Thachil
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.15-2-145
Clin Med April 2015 Michael J Shipton
ASchool of Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK;
Roles: medical student
Jecko Thachil
BDepartment of Haematology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK
Roles: consultant haematologist

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vol. 15 no. 2 145-150
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- Published online March 30, 2015.
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© 2015 Royal College of Physicians
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- ASchool of Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK;
- BDepartment of Haematology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK
- Address for correspondence: Dr J Thachil, Department of Haematology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK. Email: jecko.thachil{at}cmft.nhs.uk
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Vitamin B12 deficiency – A 21st century perspective
Michael J Shipton, Jecko Thachil
Clinical Medicine Apr 2015, 15 (2) 145-150; DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.15-2-145
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- The conundrum of subclinical cobalamin deficiency
- How should vitamin B12 deficiency be treated?
- Are high serum vitamin B12 levels significant?
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