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Hemochromatosis Brochure


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This six-page brochure contains commonly asked questions about hemochromatosis including:

  • What is hemochromatosis?
  • What causes hemochromatosis?
  • What are the risk factors of hemochromatosis?
  • What are the symptoms of hemochromatosis?
  • How is hemochromatosis diagnosed?
  • How is hemochromatosis treated?
  • How is hemochromatosis tested?
  • Further research
  • Resources

Links to the Tool:
This tool is available at: http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/hemochromatosis/Hemochromatosis.pdf (If you don't have the software to open this PDF, download free Adobe Acrobat Reader® software.)

Developer

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (U.S.)

Funding Sources

National Institutes of Health


QualityTool Topic

Disease/Condition-Related


History

  • Release Date: 04/2007
  • Original Summary: 05/2007
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QualityTool Classification
Disease/Clinical Category: spacer Hemochromatosis
Stage of Care: spacer Chronic care
Patient Care Process: spacer Preventive Care Processes > Screening; Active Care Processes: Diagnosis and Treatment > Assessment; Chronic-disease management; After Care Processes > Monitoring; Patient-Focused Processes/Psychosocial Care > Improving patient self-management; Outreach to patients; Patient education; Provider-patient communication
IOM Domains of Quality: spacer Patient-centeredness
QualityTool Format: spacer Brochure/Poster; Web site
QualityTool Topic: spacer Disease/Condition-Related
Developer: spacer National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (U.S.)
Funding Sources: spacer National Institutes of Health

 

Last updated: April 11, 2008.

 

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