Diagnostic yield of capsule endoscopy in the setting of iron deficiency anemia without evidence of gastrointestinal bleeding

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 687-690

  Tong, Jessica ^a   Svarta, Sigrid ^a   Ou, George ^a   Kwok, Ricky ^a   Law, Joanna ^a   Enns, Robert ^a  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capsule endoscopy; Iron deficiency anemia

Indexed keywords

IRON; MEBENDAZOLE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ARTICLE; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CELIAC DISEASE; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ULCER; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRICHURIASIS; TRICHURIS;

EID: 84867458998     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/182542     Document Type: Article

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