Haemochromatosis as an endocrine cause of subfertility

British Medical Journal, March 21, 1998 by Michael J. Tweed, Jonathan M. Roland

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(Accepted 28 October 1997)

Peterborough District Hospital, Peterborough, PE3 6DA

Michael J Tweed, medical registrar

Jonathan M Roland, consultant physician

Correspondence to: Dr Roland jmrphys@aol.com

BMJ 1998;316:916-6