Total iron binding capacity or transferrin concentration alone outperforms iron and saturation indices in predicting iron deficiency

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 380, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 203-207

  Hawkins, Robert C ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; Ferritin; Iron; Iron deficiency; Transferring

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL LABORATORY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; IRON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 33947656360     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2007.02.032     Document Type: Article

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