Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Evaluation of Premenopausal Women with Iron Deficiency Anemia

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 104-109

  Green, Bryan T ^a   Rockey, Don C ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Iron deficiency anemia; Premenopausal

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COLON CANCER; COLON ULCER; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INJURY; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCULT BLOOD; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; OCCULT BLOOD; PREMENOPAUSE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0347823120     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-200402000-00004     Document Type: Article

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