High prevalence of iron deficiency and anemia among female injection drug users with and without HIV infection

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 142-144

  Semba, Richard D ^a   Shah, Nina ^a   Strathdee, Steffanie A ^a   Vlahov, David ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Anemia; Chronic disease; Hemoglobin; Hepatitis C; HIV; Iron deficiency; Protease inhibitors; Women

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON OVERLOAD; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036472052     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042560-200202010-00005     Document Type: Article

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