Vitamin B Deficiency
"Vitamin B Deficiency" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A condition due to deficiency in any member of the VITAMIN B COMPLEX. These B vitamins are water-soluble and must be obtained from the diet because they are easily lost in the urine. Unlike the lipid-soluble vitamins, they cannot be stored in the body fat.
| Descriptor ID |
D014804
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.654.521.500.133.699
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| Concept/Terms |
Vitamin B Deficiency- Vitamin B Deficiency
- Deficiency, Vitamin B
- Deficiencies, Vitamin B
- Vitamin B Deficiencies
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vitamin B Deficiency" by people in Profiles.
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Matteini AM, Walston JD, Fallin MD, Bandeen-Roche K, Kao WH, Semba RD, Allen RH, Guralnik J, Fried LP, Stabler SP. Markers of B-vitamin deficiency and frailty in older women. J Nutr Health Aging. 2008 May; 12(5):303-8.