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Decline of Serum Cobalamin Levels With Increasing Age Among Geriatric Outpatients

Yulin Yao, MD; Grace Lu-Yao, MPH, PhD; David N. Mesches, MD; Wendy Lou, MD

Arch Fam Med. 1994;3(10):918-922.


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