Repeat endoscopy for recurrent iron deficiency anemia: An (un)expected finding from southeast Asia

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 523-525

  Mahadeva, Sanjiv ^a   Qua, Choon Seng ^a   Yusoff, Wan ^a   Sulaiman, Wan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Hookworm; Refractory anemia; Southeast Asia

Indexed keywords

FERROUS SULFATE; MEBENDAZOLE;

ADULT; ANCYLOSTOMA DUODENALE; ANCYLOSTOMIASIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLONOSCOPY; DUODENITIS; DUODENUM POLYP; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANCYLOSTOMA; ANCYLOSTOMIASIS; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ANIMALS; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; CHINA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE;

EID: 33846841038     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-006-9387-7     Document Type: Article

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