| Description |
1 online resource (276 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Epigraph; Table of Contents; Preface; Foreword; Chapter 1 : My story; Chapter 2 : Blood, vitamins and B12; Chapter 3 : Sources of vitamin B12; Chapter 4 : The symptoms of B12 deficiency; Chapter 5 : Problems with diagnosing vitamin B12 deficiency; Chapter 6 : Pernicious anaemia, intrinsic factor and vitamin B12; Chapter 7 : Problems with diagnosing pernicious anaemia; Chapter 8 : Treating pernicious anaemia; Chapter 9 : Neurological problems and vitamin B12 deficiency; Chapter 10 : The consequences of pernicious anaemia |
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Appendix 1 : The discovery of vitamins and their food sourcesAppendix 2 : Resources and further reading; A, B, C; Index; D, E, F; G, H, I; J, K, L; M, N, O; P, Q, R; S, T, U; V, W, X; Y, Z; Acknowledgements |
| Summary |
Accessible, user-friendly guide to the causes and consequences of vitamin B12 deficiency, higlighting the problems with diagnosis and treatment and what sufferers can do to overcome these difficulties. Illustrated throughout with case histories and focused on awareness of the signs and symptoms to look out for |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Pernicious anemia.
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Vitamin B12 deficiency.
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Anemia, Pernicious
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Vitamin B 12 Deficiency
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Pernicious anemia
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Vitamin B12 deficiency
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Smith, A. David
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Refsum, Helga
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| ISBN |
9781781610053 |
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1781610053 |
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