Robert M. Russell, M.D., and Hyun Wook Baik, M.D., Ph.D.

Dr. Baik is Visiting Scientist at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts.

In the last three years, Dr. Russell has received grant/research support from BASF and Roche Vitamins. Dr. Baik reports no commercial conflict of interest.

This article was also published in Nutrition in Clinical Care, 2001; 4: 214-220.

Release Date: 01/15/2002
Termination Date: 01/15/2005

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• Identify food sources of vitamin B₁₂ and discuss the primary causes of vitamin B₁₂ deficiency
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• Identify proper treatment regimens for patients with B₁₂ deficiency resulting from atrophic gastritis and pernicious anemia.

 

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