Hemochromatosis-associated morbidity in the United States: An analysis of the National Hospital Discharge Survey, 1979-1997

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 109-111

  Brown, Amanda S ^a   Gwinn, Marta ^a   Cogswell, Mary E ^a   Khoury, Muin J ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemochromatosis; Hospitalizations; Iron overload; National Hospital Discharge Survey; Population based

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DATA BASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DISORDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035746674     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00125817-200103000-00004     Document Type: Article

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