Importance of RDW value in differential diagnosis of hypochrome anemias

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 31-33

  Delgado, Julio ^a,b   Morado, Marta ^a   Jimenez, Carmen ^a   Garcia Grande, Arancha ^a   Hernandez Navarro, Fernando ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hypochromia; Iron deficiency; Microcytosis; RDW; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTA BETA THALASSEMIA; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CELL SIZE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036134365     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.10011     Document Type: Article

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