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Nutritional Vitamin B12 deficiency in infancy

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, King Fahd Hospital of the University Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia

    M. S. Almadan, B. H. Al Awamy & I. A. Al Mulhim

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Almadan, M.S., Al Awamy, B.H. & Al Mulhim, I.A. Nutritional Vitamin B12 deficiency in infancy. Indian J Pediatr 60, 683–685 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02821734

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