Small bowel adenocarcinoma: a cause of persistent iron deficiency anemia or abdominal discomfort

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Kenta Hamada et al. Ann Gastroenterol. 2017.

. 2017;30(3):365.

doi: 10.20524/aog.2017.0125. Epub 2017 Jan 27.

¹ Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan.

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