[Incidence of vitamin B 12 and folic acid deficiencies on old aged psychiatric patients]
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[Incidence of vitamin B 12 and folic acid deficiencies on old aged psychiatric patients]
Abstract
The authors have studied Vitamin B 12 and Folic-acid serum levels on 27 women admitted in geriatric psychiatry, aged 60 to 93. They have confirmed the high frequency of Vitamin B 12 deficiency and considered the quasi-constant deficiency of folic-acid. Then follow the implications of this study.
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