Red cell indices and discriminant functions in the detection of beta-thalassaemia trait in a population with high prevalence of iron deficiency anaemia

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 55-61

  Madan, Nishi ^a   Sikka, Meera ^a,b   Sharma, Satendra ^a   Rusia, Usha ^a   Kela, Kusum ^a  

^a UCMS AND GTB HOSPITAL   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Erythrocyte indices; Erythrocytes; Iron deficiency; Thalassaemia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PREVALENCE;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BETA-THALASSEMIA; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; HUMANS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0032618637     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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