Population-based platelet reference values for an Iranian population

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 195-199

  Adibi, P ^a,e   Faghih Imani, E ^b   Talaei, M ^c   Ghanei, M ^d  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Farabi Hospital   (Iran)

^c ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Blood platelets; Platelet indices; Reference values

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYZER; CAUCASIAN; CELL COUNT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEGRO; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; THROMBOCYTE; THROMBOCYTE VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; PLATELET COUNT; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 34250331226     PISSN: 17515521     EISSN: 1751553X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-553X.2006.00843.x     Document Type: Article

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