Phlebotomy and iron deficiency
- PMID: 781659
Phlebotomy and iron deficiency
Abstract
Therapeutic and investigational phlebotomy can produce iron deficiency severe enough to warrant iron therapy or even replacement blood transfusion. This complication of modern medicine is not adequately recognized.
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