High prevalence of atrophic body gastritis in patients with unexplained microcytic and macrocytic anemia: A prospective screening study

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 766-772

  Marignani, M ^b   Delle Fave, G ^b   Mecarocci, S ^b   Bordi, C ^b   Angeletti, S ^b   D'Ambra, G ^b   Aprile, M R ^b   Corleto, V D ^b   Monarca, B ^b   Annibale, B ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHLORHYDRIA; ARTICLE; ATROPHIC GASTRITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERGASTRINEMIA; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MACROCYTIC ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROCYTIC ANEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH MUCOSA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ANEMIA, MACROCYTIC; FEMALE; GASTRITIS, ATROPHIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032979569     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(99)00004-0     Document Type: Article

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