The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 12 , Pages 1072-1077 , December 2008

Iron Status and Colorectal Cancer in Symptomatic Elderly Patients

  • Etienne Joosten, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Etienne Joosten, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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  • Joris Meeuwissen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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  • Hannelore Vandewinckele, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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  • Martin Hiele, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

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PII: S0002-9343(08)00791-2

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.06.039

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 12 , Pages 1072-1077 , December 2008

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