- ►bmj.com C Donaldson, G Currie, C Mitton - British medical journal, 2002 - bmj.com Achieving the same result more cheaply a success for economics represents a
classic cost effectiveness approach. The possibility that not all factors have
been considered suggests that other approaches may make economic evaluation ... Cited by 77 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
- ►chello.nl [PDF] MA McCullen, DHG Crawford, PE Hickman - Clinica Chimica Acta, 2002 - Elsevier Background: Hereditary hemochromatosis is the most common autosomal recessive
disorder in populations of northern European descent. Issues: Many experts
consider hemochromatosis to be an almost ideal disease for population ... Cited by 50 - Related articles - All 7 versions
CA Whittington, KV Kowdley - Alimentary Pharmacology &# 38; Therapeutics, 2002 - ingentaconnect.com Hereditary haemochromatosis is the prototype disease for primary iron overload.
The disorder is very common, especially amongst subjects of Northern European
extraction. It is characterized by an autosomal recessive mode of ... Cited by 39 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
- ►indiaconsult.biz [PDF] SA Harrison, BR Bacon - Journal of Hepatology, 2003 - Elsevier The term 'hemochromatosis' was first used by von Recklinghausen, a German
pathologist in the late 1800s [1]; he determined that the pigmentation seen in
patients with advanced hemochromatosis was due to iron. In 1935, Joseph ... Cited by 39 - Related articles - All 9 versions
- ►annals.org [PDF] B Schmitt, RM Golub, R Green - Annals of internal medicine, 2005 - Am Coll Physicians Background: Therapeutic phlebotomy for hereditary hemochro- matosis is
relatively safe and presumably efficacious when offered before cirrhosis
develops, so screening primary care patients is of substantial interest. ... Cited by 38 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
- ►oxfordjournals.org JK Limdi, JR Crampton - Qjm, 2004 - Oxford Univ Press Hereditary haemochromatosis is a very common genetic defect in the Caucasian
population, with an autosomal recessive inheritance. It is characterized by
inappropriately increased iron absorption from the duodenum and upper ... Cited by 27 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
J Ombiga, LA Adams, K Tang, D Trinder, JK … - Seminars in Liver Diseases, 2005 - thieme-connect.com Type 1 hereditary hemochromatosis is a common disorder of iron overload
occurring in individuals homozygous for the C282Y HFE gene mutation. It can be a
progressive and fatal condition. Early detection and phlebotomy prior to ... Cited by 26 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
S Dubois, KV Kowdley - Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2004 - interscience.wiley.com Patients with hereditary haemochromatosis are at risk for significant morbidity
from iron overload as well as reduced life-expectancy once cirrhosis is
established. Although inexpensive, sensitive screening tests and effective ... Cited by 25 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 9 versions
MB Delatycki, LW Powell, KJ Allen - Genetic Testing, 2004 - liebertonline.com Hereditary hemochromatosis is a common autosomal reces- sive disorder of iron
metabolism (Powell et al., 2000). Un- treated, the resultant systemic iron
overload and subsequent or- gan iron deposition can result in liver damage, ... Cited by 24 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
