Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 71, Issue 3 , Pages 119-122 , March 2008

The Prevalence of Iron Deficiency Anemia and Its Clinical Implications in Patients with Colorectal Carcinoma

  • Chao-Hung Ho

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Sultan Qaboos University, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Muscat, Oman
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Chao-Hung Ho, Department of Hematology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 35, Postal Code 123, Muscat, Oman
    • ,
  • Yuan-Bin Yu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Ping-Hao Wu

      Affiliations

    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 3 August 2007 ,Accepted 5 February 2008.

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PII: S1726-4901(08)70002-9

doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(08)70002-9

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 71, Issue 3 , Pages 119-122 , March 2008

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