Two cases of pernicious anemia treated with vitamin B12d.
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OBITUARY G. E. Gask, C.M.G., D.S.O., F.R.C.S. ....193 Sir Lenthal Cheatle, K.C.B., C.V.O., F.R.C.S. 194 J. H. Rawlinson, F.R.C.S.Ed. ............ 194 W. J. Logie, M.B. ................... 195 C. R. Worthington, B.ch. ..........I..... 195 E. J. Davis-Taylor, M.B. ..............195 C. W. Gurd, M.B. ................... 195 LEADING ARTICLES The Old Minister and the New ........ 175 The B,2 Group of Vitamins .......... 175 New Tests for Hearing .............. 177
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- British medical journal
دوره 1 4699 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1951