Haematological reference ranges for schoolchildren

Clinical and Laboratory Haematology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-15

  Taylor, M R H ^a   Holland, C V ^a   Spencer, R ^a   Jackson, J F ^b   O'Connor, G I ^c   O'Donnell, J R ^a  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Children; Haematology reference ranges; Platelets; Red blood cell indices; White blood cells

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGY; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SCHOOL CHILD; THROMBOCYTE;

EID: 0030967150     PISSN: 01419854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2257.1997.00204.x     Document Type: Article

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