Beta-thalassemic trait cannot be safely differentiated from iron deficiency anemia by red blood cell indices

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 554-

  Ntaios, George ^a   Chatzinikolaou, Anastasia ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BETA THALASSEMIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHROCYTE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; IRON; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 36249017388     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: 16000609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2007.00948.x     Document Type: Letter

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