Iron status in Danish men 1984-94: A cohort comparison of changes in iron stores and the prevalence of iron deficiency and iron overload

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 332-340

  Milman, Nils ^a,c   Byg, Keld Erik ^a   Ovesen, Lars ^b   Kirchhoff, Marianne ^a   Jürgensen, Kirsten Schultz Larsen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b DANISH VETERINARY AND FOOD ADMINISTRATION   (Denmark)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Denmark; Ferritin; Iron deficiency; Iron fortification; Iron metabolism; Iron overload; Men

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON INTAKE; IRON OVERLOAD; IRON STORAGE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BLOOD DONORS; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; IRON OVERLOAD; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0036621048     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0609.2002.01668.x     Document Type: Article

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