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Megaloblastic anaemia in vitamin B12 deficiency

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2008

David A. Bender
David A. Bender
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 89 , Issue 4 , April 2003 , pp. 439 - 440
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 2003

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