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Role of intravenous iron in the treatment of anemia in patients with gastrointestinal tract tumors undergoing chemotherapy: a single-center, observational study

PURPOSE: The prevalence of anemia ranges between 30% and 90% in cancer patients, affecting the health status, quality of life, and treatment outcome. Therefore, a proper diagnosis and management of anemia is crucial in these patients. Iron deficiency is diagnosed in~32%–60% of the cases. In this obs...

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Autores principales: Lima, Joana, Gago, Patrícia, Rocha, Mariana, Grilo, Inês, Gomes, Rosa, Luís, Michael, Sarmento, Teresa, Teira, Antonio, Sousa, Marta, Barbosa, Miguel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6112805/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30197530
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S165947