Ageing and the haematological profiles of an Australian community

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-10

  Brightwell, R F ^a   Crawford, G P M ^b   Cale, J B ^b   Pedler, P J ^a   Bittles, A H ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; BLOOD EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0031605244     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014469800005382     Document Type: Article

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