Serum soluble transferrin receptor in the diagnosis of iron deficiency in chronic liver disease

Clinical and Laboratory Haematology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 93-98

  Nagral, A ^a   Mehta, A B ^a   Gomes, A T B ^a   Ellis, G ^a   Jackson, B F A ^a   Sabin, C A ^a   Mcintyre, N ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Iron deficiency; Liver disease; Transferrin receptors

Indexed keywords

IRON; TRANSFERRIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0032937693     PISSN: 01419854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2257.1999.00202.x     Document Type: Article

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