Gastrointestinal endoscopic findings in men with unexplained anemia and low normal ferritin values

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 324-327

  Wang, S A ^a   Fadare, Oluwole ^b   Nagar, Anil ^b   Shafi, Nelofar Q ^c   Rose, Michal G ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d Healthcare System   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Ferritin; Iron deficiency anemia

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN;

ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIAGNOSTIC YIELD; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GASTRITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; LARGE TUBULAR ADENOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEPTIC ULCER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNEXPLAINED ANEMIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; COLONOSCOPY; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FERRITINS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

EID: 33646477157     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20613     Document Type: Review

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