Overt gastrointestinal bleeding because of hookworm infection

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 331-332

  Chen, Jia Min ^a   Zhang, Xin Mei ^a   Wang, Liang Jing ^a   Chen, Yan ^a   Du, Qin ^a   Cai, Jian Ting ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Capsule endoscopy; Hookworm infection; Overt gastrointestinal bleeding

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; IRON;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; COLONOSCOPY; DYSPNEA; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; FATIGUE; FECES ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HOOKWORM INFECTION; HUMAN; IRON THERAPY; JEJUNUM; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; OCCULT BLOOD; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTICS; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HOOKWORM INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; JEJUNAL DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84863339354     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(12)60051-0     Document Type: Article

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