Reticulocyte parameters can be obtained from capillary blood samples

Australian Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 78-83

  Ashenden, M J ^a   Parisotto, R ^a   Dobson, G P ^b   Hahn, A G ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

CHCM; Earlobe; MCV; Reticulocyte count; Technicon H(*)3

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAPILLARY BLOOD; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; RETICULOCYTE; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; VENOUS BLOOD;

EID: 0030801886     PISSN: 10381643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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