title: Current management of hemochromatosis.
abstract: Community and home healthcare nurses can play important roles in identifying early symptoms of hemochromatosis, encouraging diagnostic screening and assisting with prompt treatment of this potentially fatal disorder. When hemochromatosis is detected early, organ damage often can be prevented.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stubblefield
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing; D006432:Hemochromatosis / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing*; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D018962:Phlebotomy; D011379:Prognosis