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. 2012 Jan;3(1):54-5.
doi: 10.3945/an.111.001370. Epub 2012 Jan 5.

Vitamin B-12

Lindsay H Allen  1
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Vitamin B-12

Lindsay H Allen. Adv Nutr. 2012 Jan.
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Conflict of interest statement

Author disclosure: Lindsay H. Allen, no conflicts of interest.

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