The importance of serum transferrin receptor and TfR-F index in the diagnosis of iron deficiency accompanied by acute and chronic infections

Turkish Journal of Haematology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 453-459

  Çulha, Vildan Koşan ^a   Uysal, Zümrüt ^b  

^a Pediatric Haematology   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Iron deficiency anemia; Serum transferrin receptor

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON METABOLISM; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; NEWBORN; NORMAL VALUE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0036439597     PISSN: 13007777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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