Predictive value of family history in diagnosis of hereditary hemochromatosis

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1312-1315

  Assy, Nimer ^a   Adams, Paul C ^a  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Cirrhosis; Diabetes; Family history; Hemochromatosis

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARTHRITIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 0030816067     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018878813075     Document Type: Article

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