To the Editor: The Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) response1 to the anonymous father’s heartfelt account of the suffering and ultimate death of his daughter, misdiagnosed on a number of occasions by general practitioners and medical specialists, was, in my view, inadequate.
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- 1. Sievert W, Macrae FA, Leggett BA; Gastroenterological Society of Australia. Investigating iron deficiency anaemia. Med J Aust 2013; 198: 563. <MJA full text>
- 2. Anonymous. Iron deficiency anaemia in a young woman: a plea for early investigation. Med J Aust 2013; 198: 562. <MJA full text>
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