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Anaemia - iron deficiency - Management
Basis for recommendation

This recommendation is based on a best practice review on diagnosis and monitoring of anaemia caused by iron deficiency [Smellie et al, 2006], guidelines on the management of iron deficiency anaemia from the British Society of Gastroenterology [British Society of Gastroenterology, 2005], a patient pathway on the management of anaemia [NHS Scotland, 2005], the Oxford Textbook of Medicine [Warrell et al, 2003], and the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine [Longmore et al, 2007].

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