Is high-dose oral B12 a safe and effective alternative to a B12 injection?

dc.contributor.author	Lin, Jeff	eng
dc.contributor.author	Kelsberg, Gary	eng
dc.contributor.author	Safranek, Sarah	eng
dc.date.issued	2012	eng
dc.description.abstract	Both high-dose oral B12 and injected B12 raised low vitamin B12 levels and improved hematologic parameters and neurologic symptoms in short-term studies (3-4 months) predominantly involving patients with conditions associated with intestinal malabsorption (strength of recommendation: A, randomized controlled trials [RCTs]). Both forms are well tolerated. Oral B12 is less expensive.	eng
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10355/13371	eng
dc.language	English	eng
dc.publisher	Family Physicians Inquiries Network	eng
dc.relation.ispartofcollection	Clinical Inquiries, 2012 (MU)	eng
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity	University of Missouri-Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network.	eng
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Journal of family practice, 61, no. 03 (March 2012): 162-163.	eng
dc.rights	OpenAccess.	eng
dc.rights.license	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License.	eng
dc.subject	symptom relief	eng
dc.subject.lcsh	Vitamin B12 deficiency	eng
dc.subject.lcsh	Medical care, Cost of	eng
dc.title	Is high-dose oral B12 a safe and effective alternative to a B12 injection?	eng
dc.type	Article	eng

Clinical Inquiries, 2012
The items in this collection constitute volume 61 of Clinical Inquiries.