Screening for hemochromatosis: Recommendation statement

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 204-208

  Calonge, Ned ^a,b   Petitti, Diana B ^a,c   DeWitt, Thomas G ^a,d   Gordis, Leon ^a,e   Gregory, Kimberly D ^a,f   Harris, Russell ^a,g   Kizer, Kenneth W ^a,h   LeFevre, Michael L ^a,i   Loveland Cherry, Carol ^a,j   Marion, Lucy N ^a,k   Moyer, Virginia A ^a,l   Ockene, Judith K ^a,m   Sawaya, George F ^a,n   Siu, Albert L ^a,o   Teutsch, Steven M ^a,p   Yawn, Barbara P ^a,q  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^b Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment ^*  (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^d CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h NATIONAL QUALITY FORUM   (United States)

ⁱ University of Missouri   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^k MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^o MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^p MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^q OLMSTED MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; PHLEBOTOMY; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; ETHICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HOMOZYGOTE; PENETRANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR;

COST OF ILLNESS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; PENETRANCE; PHLEBOTOMY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33746802494     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-145-3-200608010-00008     Document Type: Review

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