Low clinical utility of folate determinations in primary care setting.

CONCLUSIONS: Neither laboratory parameters nor clinical findings in patients' charts were capable of distinguishing folate-deficient patients from controls. It seems that folate determinations in patients without known risk factors for folate deficiency are of little clinical significance. PMID: 23534944 [PubMed - in process]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23534944?dopt=Abstract

Source: The American Journal of Managed Care - March 1, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Vinker S, Krantman E, Shani M, Nakar S Tags: Am J Manag Care Source Type: research