PURPOSE: Approximately 15% of people aged more than 60 years old have a cobalamin
(vitamin B12) deficiency, mainly in relation with food-cobalamin malabsorption (FCM). To …

VITAMIN B12 OR COBALAMIN DEFICIENCY occurs frequently (> 20%) among elderly
people, but it is often unrecognized because the clinical manifestations are subtle; they are …

The aim of this work was to review the literature concerning cobalamin deficiency in elderly
patients. Articles were identified through searches of PubMed–MEDLINE (January 1990 to …

Background: To date, only case reports or small studies have documented the syndrome of
food-cobalamin malabsorption in specific populations of patients or situations. In this paper …

Cobalamin (vitamin B12) deficiency is particularly common in the elderly (> 65 years of age),
but is often unrecognized because of its subtle clinical manifestations; although they can be …

BACKGROUND: The standard treatment for cobalamin (vitamin B12) deficiency involves
regular intramuscular cobalamin injection. It has been suggested that oral cobalamin …

To determine whether the increased prevalence of low serum cobalamin concentrations in
elderly people represents true deficiency, serum concentrations of cobalamin and folate and …

Background: It has been suggested that oral cobalamin (vitamin B12) therapy may be an
effective therapy for treating cobalamin deficiencies related to food‐cobalamin …

Cobalamin (vitamin B 12) deficiency is more common in the elderly than in younger patients.
This is because of the increased prevalence of cobalamin malabsorption in this age group …

Objective: To determine if poor dietary intake can explain the cobalamin-related
abnormalities often seen in the elderly. Design: Prospective laboratory survey with a follow …