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Endoscopic investigation in non-iron deficiency anemia: a cost to the health system without patient benefit

Background and aims: The indication for endoscopy to investigate anemia of causes other than iron deficiency is not clear. Increasing numbers of endoscopic procedures for anemia raises concerns about costs to the health system, waiting times, and patient safety. The primary aim of this study was to...

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Autores principales: Mogilevski, Tamara, Smith, Rebecca, Johnson, Douglas, Charles, Patrick G. P., Churilov, Leonid, Vaughan, Rhys, Ma, Ronald, Testro, Adam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: © Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4751016/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26878049
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-109768