Evaluation of naked eye single tube red cell osmotic fragility test (NESTROFT) as a screening test in detection of β - thalassemia trait

Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2001, Pages

  Suri, V ^a   Sidhu, P ^a   Kanwal, S ^a   Chopra, B ^a  

^a 34 Ganga Apartments ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Thalassemia trait; NESTROFT

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A2; IRON;

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ERYTHROCYTE FRAGILITY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INDIA; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSMOTIC FRAGILITY; PREDICTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 19244369981     PISSN: 09714502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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