Iron deficiency anemia, β-thalassemia minor, and anemia of chronic disease : A morphologic reappraisal

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 466-471

  Harrington, Alexandra M ^a   Ward, Patrick C J ^b   Kroft, Steven H ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia of chronic disease; Iron deficiency anemia; Poikilocytes; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL; BETA THALASSEMIA; CELL STRUCTURE; CHRONIC DISEASE ANEMIA; CORNEA CELL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TARGET CELL; BLOOD; CHRONIC DISEASE; ERYTHROCYTE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PATHOLOGY; ROC CURVE;

HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; ERYTHROCYTES; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 41649083989     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/LY7YLUPE7551JYBG     Document Type: Article

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