Hereditary iron overload and African Americans

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 5-8

  Baer, D ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; FAMILIAL DISEASE; HAPLOTYPE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029844694     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(96)00157-X     Document Type: Editorial

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