Spot ferritin assay for serum samples dried on filter paper

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 88-92

  Ahluwalia, Namanjeet ^a   Lönnerdal, Bo ^b   Lorenz, Saundra G ^b   Allen, Lindsay H ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Assay; Filter paper method; Iron status assessment; Population studies; Serum ferritin; Spot ferritin method

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN;

EID: 2642620233     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/67.1.88     Document Type: Article

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