Prospective evaluation of a clinical guideline for the diagnosis and management of iron deficiency anemia

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 281-287

  Ioannou, George N ^a   Spector, Jeremy ^b   Scott, Kevin ^c   Rockey, Don C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INJURY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FERRITINS; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; ODDS RATIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036701644     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(02)01226-3     Document Type: Article

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