Clinical features of genetic hemochromatosis in women compared with men

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 105-110

  Moirand, Romain ^b   Adams, Paul C ^a   Bicheler, Valérie ^b   Brissot, Pierre ^b   Deugnier, Yves ^b  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENOPAUSE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030876559     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-127-2-199707150-00002     Document Type: Article

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