High frequencies of vitamin B12 and folic acid deficiencies and gastric parietal cell antibody positivity in oral submucous fibrosis patients

Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a chronic progressive scaring oral disease associated with areca quid chewing. This study evaluated whether OSF patients had anemia, hematinic deficiencies, and serum gastric parietal cell antibody (GPCA) positivity. Methods: The blood hemoglobin (Hb), iron, vitamin...

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Main Authors: Yi-Ping Wang, Yang-Che Wu, Shih-Jung Cheng, Hsin-Ming Chen, Andy Sun, Julia Yu-Fong Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-09-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664615001813

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