Determinants of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate in the era of microinflammation : Excluding subjects with elevated C-reactive protein levels

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 486-491

  Steinvil, Arie ^a   Shapira, Itzhak ^a   Arbel, Yaron ^a   Justo, Dan ^a   Berliner, Shlomo ^a   Rogowski, Ori ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; High sensitivity C reactive protein; Microinflammation

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN; GLOBULIN; HEMOGLOBIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LABORATORY TEST; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; AGE; BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN; GLOBULINS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 41549169691     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/U04E2YFJRR6JQQTK     Document Type: Article

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