Underdiagnosed menorrhagia in adolescents is associated with underdiagnosed anemia

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 468-472

  Revel Vilk, Shoshana ^a   Paltiel, Ora ^a   Lipschuetz, Michal ^a   Ilan, Uri ^a   Hyam, Esti ^a   Shai, Ela ^a   Varon, David ^a   Revel, Ariel ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTRACEPTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENARCHE; MENORRHAGIA; MENSTRUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENORRHAGIA; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84857047315     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.08.014     Document Type: Article

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