Hereditary hemochromatosis: Presentation and diagnosis in the 1990s

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 784-789

  Bacon, Bruce R ^a   Sadiq, Syed A ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON METABOLISM; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PHLEBOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMANS; IRON; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 0030957346     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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