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Serum levels of vitamin B12 (cobalamin) in fibromyalgia

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This study was funded by CNPq and Federico Foundation.

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  1. Rheumatology Division, Aliança Medical Center, Rua das Violetas, 42, ap. 502, Pituba, Salvador, BA, 41810-080, Brazil

    Jozélio Freire de Carvalho

  2. Rheumatology Division, SOS Vida Outpatient Clinic, Salvador, BA, Brazil

    Jozélio Freire de Carvalho & Daisy Naiana Freitas Silva

  3. Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil

    Jozélio Freire de Carvalho

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de Carvalho, J.F., Silva, D.N.F. Serum levels of vitamin B12 (cobalamin) in fibromyalgia. Rheumatol Int 36, 741–742 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-016-3454-y

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