Serum ferritin iron in iron overload and liver damage: Correlation to body iron stores and diagnostic relevance

Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine

Volumn 135, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 413-418

  Nielsen, Peter ^a   Günther, Ulrike ^a   Dürken, Matthias ^a   Fischer, Roland ^a   Düllmann, Jochen ^a,b  

^a University Hospital   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

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EID: 0033796970     PISSN: 00222143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mlc.2000.106456     Document Type: Article

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