Neurologic impairment in children associated with maternal dietary deficiency of cobalamin--Georgia, 2001.
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During 2001, neurologic impairment resulting from cobalamin (vitamin B12) deficiency was diagnosed in two children in Georgia. The children were breastfed by mothers who followed vegetarian diets. This report summarizes the two cases and provides guidance for health-care providers on identifying and preventing cobalamin deficiency among breastfed infants of vegetarian mothers.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- JAMA
دوره 289 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003