Correlation between some discrimination functions and hemoglobin E

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 259-265

  Ittarat, Wanida ^a   Ongcharoenjai, Sunaree ^a   Rayatong, Ornjira ^a   Pirat, Nontawit ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Discriminant Function; HbE; Hematologic Parameters

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN E;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; METHODOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THALASSEMIA;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; HEMOGLOBIN E; HEMOGLOBINOMETRY; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 0034153999     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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