Sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value of serum soluble transferrin receptor at different stages of iron deficiency

Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 435-439

  Choi, Jong Weon ^a,b  

^a Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Inha University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Blood reticulocytes; Iron deficiency anemia; Serum ferritin; Serum soluble transferrin receptor

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRON; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; RETICULOCYTES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 27644511016     PISSN: 00917370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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