The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 105, Issue 4 , Pages 281-286 , October 1998

Evaluation of the gastrointestinal tract in premenopausal women with iron deficiency anemia

This study was presented in part at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology, November 1997, Chicago, Illinois, and published in abstract form in the American Journal of Gastroenterology 1997;92:1738.

  • Edmund J Bini, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, New York University Medical Center, Bellevue Hospital, and Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New York, New York., USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Edmund J. Bini, MD, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 423 East 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010
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  • Philip L Micale, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, New York University Medical Center, Bellevue Hospital, and Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New York, New York., USA
    • ,
  • Elizabeth H Weinshel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, New York University Medical Center, Bellevue Hospital, and Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New York, New York., USA

Received 6 January 1998 ,Revised 19 May 1998 ,Accepted 19 May 1998.

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The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 105, Issue 4 , Pages 281-286 , October 1998

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