The reticulocyte count: Progress towards the resurrection of a useful clinical test

Clinical and Laboratory Haematology, Supplement

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages 3-8

  Rowan, R M ^a   Cavill, I ^b   Corberand, J X ^c  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOCYTE; RETICULOCYTE COUNT;

ANIMALS; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; RETICULOCYTES; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 0030511912     PISSN: 09603964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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