The value of the intrinsic factor antibody test in diagnosing pernicious anaemia

Central African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 178-181

  Ingram, C F ^b   Fleming, A F ^c   Patel, M ^c   Galpin, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND MEDICAL SCHOOL   (South Africa)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CYANOCOBALAMIN; INTRINSIC FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; PERNICIOUS ANEMIA; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHILLING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOUTH AFRICA; STANDARD;

ANEMIA, PERNICIOUS; ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; INTRINSIC FACTOR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHILLING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOUTH AFRICA; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 0032106311     PISSN: 00089176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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