Iron deficiency is neglected in women's health [5]

British Medical Journal

Volumn 325, Issue 7373, 2002, Pages 1176-1177

  Rushton, D Hugh ^a   Dover, Robin ^b   Sainsbury, Anthony W ^c   Norris, Michael J ^a   Gilkes, Jeremy J H ^d   Ramsay, Ian D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d LISTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSFERRIN;

DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; LETTER; MALE; MENSTRUATION; NONHUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; IRON; MENSTRUATION; REFERENCE VALUES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0037121309     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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