Progression from iron deficiency anaemia to cobalamin depletion in autoimmune atrophic gastritis: Is it simply a question of time?

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 939-940

  Stetiu, M ^a   Savoye, G ^a   Lerebours, E ^a  

^a HÔPITAL CHARLES NICOLLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALAMIN;

ADULT; ATROPHIC GASTRITIS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BLEEDING; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; COLONOSCOPY; DISEASE COURSE; DUODENUM BIOPSY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LETTER; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; STOMACH BIOPSY; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; GASTRITIS, ATROPHIC; HUMANS; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 33750990461     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2006.08.006     Document Type: Letter

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