Esophageal injury as a result of ingestion of iron tablets [4]

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 466-467

  Zhang, Shu Tian ^a,b   Wong, Wai Man ^b   Hu, Wayne H C ^b   Trendell Smith, Nigel J ^b   Wong, Benjamin C Y ^b  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FERROUS SULFATE; FOLIC ACID; IRON;

AGED; CASE REPORT; CHILL; COUGHING; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; PALLOR; PERNICIOUS ANEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGOR; TABLET;

EID: 0037542852     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2003.02999.x     Document Type: Letter

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