Evaluation of single-tube osmotic fragility as a screening test for thalassemia

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 198-201

  Chow, Jason ^b   Phelan, Lorraine ^b   Bain, Barbara J ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Hemoglobinopathy screening; Single tube osmotic fragility test; Thalassemia screening; Under resourced laboratories

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; ERYTHROCYTE FRAGILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSMOTIC FRAGILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THALASSEMIA;

ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; BETA-THALASSEMIA; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HEMOGLOBIN E; HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; OSMOTIC FRAGILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 22044436242     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20387     Document Type: Article

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