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Vitamin B12 deficiency presenting as oedema in infants of vegetarian mothers

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  1. Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, UK

    Anjana Reghu, Saraswati Hosdurga, Bhupinder Sandhu & Christine Spray

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Reghu, A., Hosdurga, S., Sandhu, B. et al. Vitamin B12 deficiency presenting as oedema in infants of vegetarian mothers. Eur J Pediatr 164, 257–258 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-004-1616-5

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