Low-dose oral iron absorption test: Establishment of a reference interval

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 511-520

  Jensen, N M ^a,c   Brandsborg, M ^a   Boesen, A M ^b   Yde, H ^a   Dahlerup, J F ^b  

^a RANDERS REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Age factors; Evaluation studies; Intestinal absorption; Iron diagnostic use; Oral administration; Postmenopause; Premenopause; Reference values; Regression analysis; Sex factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; IRON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0031733322     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365519850186328     Document Type: Article

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