Oral vitamin B12 treatment is effective for children with nutritional vitamin B12 deficiency

BAHADIR A., REIS P. G., ERDURAN E.

JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH, cilt.50, sa.9, ss.721-725, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 50 Sayı: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/jpc.12652
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.721-725
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: child, cyanocobalamine, vitamin B12, PREVALENCE, COBALAMIN
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim: Despite being one of common preventable deficiency disorders, vitamin B12 (vit-B12) deficiency can lead to serious health problems both in children and adult. The familiar treatment through parenteral route for vit-B12 deficiency frequently leads to poor adherence, and adequate response to treatment has lead to interest in oral supplementation. This study investigates the efficacy of oral vit-B12 treatment in children with nutritional vit-B12 deficiency.