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Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) supplementation for the management of autoimmune rheumatic diseases: potential indications and opportunity for future research

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    Jozélio Freire de Carvalho

  2. College of Health, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Worcester, Worcester, WR2 6AJ, UK

    Steven John Coles & Allain Amador Bueno

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de Carvalho, J.F., Coles, S.J. & Bueno, A.A. Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) supplementation for the management of autoimmune rheumatic diseases: potential indications and opportunity for future research. Rheumatol Int 44, 743–744 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-023-05490-4

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