Benefit of concomitant gastrointestinal and gynaecological evaluation in premenopausal women with iron deficiency anaemia

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 422-430

  Vannella, L ^a   Aloe Spiriti, M A ^a   Cozza, G ^a   Tardella, L ^b   Monarca, B ^a   Cuteri, A ^b   Moscarini, M ^a   Delle Fave, G ^a   Annibale, B ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COLON CANCER; COLONOSCOPY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM EXAMINATION; DUODENUM BIOPSY; EVALUATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROSCOPY; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IRON; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENORRHAGIA; MENSTRUATION; OCCULT BLOOD; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STOMACH BIOPSY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; FERRITINS; GASTROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALABSORPTION SYNDROMES; MENORRHAGIA; MENSTRUATION; MIDDLE AGED; OCCULT BLOOD; PREMENOPAUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 47749126595     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2008.03741.x     Document Type: Article

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