The clinical utility and diagnostic yield of routine gastric biopsies in the investigation of iron deficiency anemia: A case-control study

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 103, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2883-2889

  Kaye, Philip V ^a,b   Garsed, Klara ^a   Ragunath, Krish ^a   Jawhari, Aida ^a   Pick, Barbara ^a   Atherton, John C ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH BIOPSY;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BIOPSY; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HUMANS;

EID: 55349106158     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2008.02121.x     Document Type: Article

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