Serum soluble transferrin receptor is a valuable diagnostic tool in iron deficiency of breath-holding spells

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 711-716

  Handan, Uǧur ^a,b   Şükrü, Cin ^a   Gülhis, Deda ^a   Hafize, Gökçe ^a   Atilla, Elhan H ^a   Nejat, Akar ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Breath holding spells; Iron deficiency; Serum transferrin receptor

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; FERROUS SULFATE; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BREATH HOLDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYANOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; ONSET AGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; APNEA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 27644479710     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: 15210669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08880010500278855     Document Type: Article

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