The relationship between iron overload, clinical symptoms, and age in 410 patients with genetic hemochromatosis

Hepatology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 162-166

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ESTHETICS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENETIC SCREENING; HEART DISEASE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PHLEBOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0031030733     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510250130     Document Type: Article

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