Prevalence of vitamin B12 depletion and deficiency in Liechtenstein
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Vitamin B12 Deficiency
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عنوان ژورنال: Public Health Nutrition
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1368-9800,1475-2727
DOI: 10.1017/s1368980012005289