The role of endoscopy in the evaluation of iron deficiency anemia in premenopausal women

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 88-90

  Fireman, Zvi ^a,b   Zachlka, Rifath ^a   Mouch, Saif Abu ^a   Kopelman, Yael ^a,b  

^a HILLEL YAFFE MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal endoscopy; Iron deficiency anemia; Premenopausal women

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLITIS; COLON ADENOCARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INJURY; DUODENITIS; DUODENUM ULCER; EROSIVE GASTRITIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROINTESTINAL POLYPOSIS; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; PATHOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREMENOPAUSE; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREMENOPAUSE;

EID: 33244470926     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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