Incidence of high erythrocyte count in infants and young children with iron deficiency anemia: Re-evaluation of an old parameter

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 303-306

  Aslan, Deniz ^b   Altay, Çǧidem ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE

Author keywords

High erythrocyte count; Infant; Iron deficiency; Young children

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN;

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGE FACTORS; ANEMIA, HYPOCHROMIC; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; IRON; MALE; POLYCYTHEMIA; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 0242432347     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200304000-00007     Document Type: Article

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