Invited Review: Anemia after bariatric surgery: More than just iron deficiency

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 217-226

  Von Drygalski, Annette ^a,c   Andris, Deborah A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Bariatric surgery; Inflammation; Iron deficiency; Micronutrients; Obesity

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON; TRACE ELEMENT; TRANSFERRIN; HEME;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; COPPER DEFICIENCY; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MORBID OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; ZINC DEFICIENCY; BLOOD; INFLAMMATION; IRON INTAKE; MALABSORPTION; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BARIATRIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HEME; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; IRON; IRON, DIETARY; MALABSORPTION SYNDROMES; OBESITY, MORBID; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 63849196511     PISSN: 08845336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0884533609332174     Document Type: Article

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