Associations of iron overload in Africa with hepatocellular carcinoma and tuberculosis: Strachan's 1929 thesis revisited

Blood

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 3470-3476

  Gordeuk, V R ^a   McLaren, C E ^b   MacPhail, A P ^b   Deichsel, G ^b   Bothwell, T H ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION RISK; IRON OVERLOAD; IRON STORAGE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0029883690     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood.v87.8.3470.bloodjournal8783470     Document Type: Article

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