Elevated serum transferrin receptor concentration in children with juvenile chronic arthritis as evidence of iron deficiency

Rheumatology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 193-197

  Kivivuori, S M ^a,d   Pelkonen, P ^a   Ylijoki, H ^b   Verronen, P ^c   Siimes, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b RHEUMATISM FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Erythropoiesis; Iron deficiency; JCA; Transferrin receptor

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHROPOIESIS; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034050154     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/39.2.193     Document Type: Article

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