Predictive value of MCV/RBC count ratio to discriminate between iron deficiency anaemia and beta thalassaemia trait

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 18-19

  Afroz, Mehr ^b   Shamsi, Tahir S ^a   Syed, Serajuddaula ^a  

^a ZIAUDDIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PAKISTAN; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BETA-THALASSEMIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAKISTAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031604652     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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