Reference values for oral iron absorption of bivalent iron in healthy volunteers

BACKROUND: It is a challenge to establish the cause of iron deficiency in the absence of obvious reasons. There has been no prospectively validated oral iron absorption test (OIAT) that could confidently confirm or exclude iron malabsorption. The aim, therefore, was the establishment of an OIAT wi...

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Main Authors: Korinna Kloepfer, Pirmin Schmid, Walter A. Wuillemin, Axel Rüfer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2015-01-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
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Online Access:https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/1951