The usefulness of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C) in discriminating between iron deficiency and thalassemia

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 307-315

  Aslan, D ^a   Gursel, T ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Glycosylated hemoglobin; Iron deficiency; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEGATIVE PREDICTIVE VALUE; POSITIVE PREDICTIVE VALUE; THALASSEMIA MINOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 33646365667     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: 15210669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08880010600629528     Document Type: Article

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