Primary iron overload in African Americans

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 9-18

  Wurapa, Raymond K ^a   Gordeuk, Victor R ^b   Brittenham, Gary M ^a   Khiyami, Amer ^a   Schechter, Geraldine P ^b,c   Edwards, Corwin Q ^d  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRIC FERROCYANIDE; IRON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BODY BURDEN; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPOTENCE; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030198928     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(96)00053-8     Document Type: Article

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