The anaemia of chronic disease: Remains hard to distinguish from iron deficiency anaemia in some cases

BMJ

Volumn 322, Issue 7290, 2001, Pages 811-812

  Fitzsimons, E J ^a   Brock, J H ^a  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; TRANSFERRIN;

BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON METABOLISM; MICROCYTIC ANEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ANEMIA; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FERRITINS; HUMANS; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0035820388     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.322.7290.811     Document Type: Editorial

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