An elevated venous haemoglobin concentration cannot be used as a surrogate marker for absolute erythrocytosis: A study of patients with polycythaemia vera and apparent polycythaemia

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 701-705

  Johansson, Peter L ^a   Safai Kutti, Soodabeh ^a   Kutti, Jack ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Absolute erythrocytosis; Apparent polycythaemia; Haematocrit; Haemoglobin; Polycythaemia vera

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ABSOLUTE ERYTHROCYTOSIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE MARKER; ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME; ERYTHROCYTOSIS; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYCYTHEMIA VERA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYCYTHEMIA; POLYCYTHEMIA VERA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VEINS;

EID: 20444486212     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2005.05517.x     Document Type: Article

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