Letter
Anaemia in blood donors is not being properly investigated
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BMJ
1999;318:1214.1
- R Harvey, Consultant gastroenterologist,
- R J Lock, Scientific officer, immunology,
- D J Unsworth, Consultant immunologist (joe@unsworthj.freeserve.co.uk)
- Frenchay Hospital, Bristol BS16 1LE
- Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS10 5ND
EDITOR—We agree with Hin et al that occult coeliac disease is common in cases of unexplained anaemia and that testing for coeliac disease by looking for IgA endomysial antibodies is underused.1 We have been studying blood donor volunteers turned away by the National Blood …
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