Diagnosis of hemochromatosis probands in a community hospital

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 498-503

  Barton, James C ^a   Barton, Nancy H ^a   Alford, Thomas J ^a  

^a Brookwood Medical Center Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HOMOZYGOTE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0031472753     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(97)00276-3     Document Type: Article

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