Iron deficiency and symptoms in women aged 20–49 years and relation to upper gastrointestinal and colon cancers
Objective Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) in women aged 20–49 years may be caused by menses or gastrointestinal cancer. Data are sparse on the yield of endoscopy/colonoscopy in this population. Our aim was to determine the association of IDA and symptoms with cancers.Design Retrospective cohort study...
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| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2022-07-01
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| Series: | BMJ Open Gastroenterology |
| Online Access: | https://bmjopengastro.bmj.com/content/9/1/e000947.full |