Long term follow-up of older patients with iron deficiency anemia after a negative GI evaluation

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 885-889

  Gordon, Stuart ^b   Bensen, Steve ^a   Smith, Robert ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; COHORT STUDIES; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IRON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0029885791     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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